Ravi V. Bellamkonda

Ravi V. Bellamkonda serves as the 18th president of The Ohio State University. He was appointed by the university’s Board of Trustees on March 12, 2026. Bellamkonda, who trained as a bioengineer and neuroscientist through a PhD at Brown University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, joined Ohio State in January 2025 to serve as executive vice president and provost. Prior to Ohio State, he served as the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Emory University. Before becoming Emory’s provost, Bellamkonda served as the Vinik Dean at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. President Bellamkonda and his wife, Dr. Lalita Kaligotla, are the proud parents of two adult children and C.J. the goldendoodle.