Ravindra Shripad Kulkarni (Ph.D. Harvard University, 1967, Mathematics), Distinguished Professor, Bhaskaracharya Pratishthan, Pune, (2006-)

Emeritus Professor, CUNY, New York (2008-), ex-Chair Professor IIT(Bombay) (2006-2013), ex- Directror and Distinguished Professor, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Prayagraj, (2001-2006). During 1967-2000, taught at Johns Hopkins U (Baltimore), Princeton U (NJ), Columbia U (New York), Rutgers U (NJ), Indiana U (Bloomington, Indiana), CUNY (New York). Visiting Positions at The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, NJ), U of Bonn (Germany), Technishe U Berlin (Germany), IHES (France), Mittal Leffler Institute (Sweden). Over 250 lectures at major Mathematics Centers in the US, Europe, China, India, Over 80 publications in reputed journals in Mathematics. Guided 10 Ph.D. Students,

Founding President, The Indian Mathematics Consortium (2014-2018), ex-President The Ramanujan Mathematical Society (2013-2016), Chief Editor, RMS Lecture Notes Series (2003-2013), Editor, Journal of RMS (2003-) Founding Member, Present President, and served in various capacities in the Society of Indian Academics in America (1988–).

Long-time Interest in Indian Philosophy and Indology: Organiser of a one day event at the Consulate General of India in New York on “Perspectives on Religion and Spirituality” (1992).