Dr. Sandeep Mazumder

In November 2024, Dr. Sandeep Mazumder was unanimously elected by the Berry College Board of Trustees to serve as Berry’s ninth president. The London-born Mazumder came to Berry from Baylor University in Texas, where he had served as the William E. Crenshaw Endowed Dean of the Hankamer School of Business from 2021 to 2025. There, he worked alongside faculty and staff to meet the needs of approximately 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students, comprising more than 20% of Baylor’s total enrollment. Among his many accomplishments were planning and implementing strategic initiatives that aided in boosting Baylor’s profile as a national and international leader in innovation and discovery, as well as fundraising success for the business school that topped $107 million during his tenure. He previously served as professor and chair of the Department of Economics at Wake Forest University.

As a researcher and teacher, Mazumder has focused on macroeconomics, monetary economics, international monetary economics and time-series econometrics, with particular emphasis on U.S. inflation dynamics and the Phillips Curve. His publications include more than 30 articles in journals such as the Journal of Economic Literature, the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, and the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. He served for several years as an associate editor for the Journal of Macroeconomics. In 2022, he and co-author Dale K. Cline published the textbook “Money, Banking, and Financial Markets: A Modern Introduction to Macroeconomics.”

Mazumder received his BA and MA in economics from Cambridge University and his MA and PhD in economics from Johns Hopkins University. His wife Gretchen is a business administration graduate of York College; they have three children.

If you recall, what influenced your decision to become a member of the International Atlantic Economic Society?

When I was a junior faculty member, I attended my first ever IAES conference, where it was an important place to present my ongoing research. I have been able to maintain good acquantiances through the society ever since.

What types of projects/research are you currently working on and what inspired/motivated you to pursue these interests?

Given my role as a college president, my research time is little-to-non-existent. However, I do have one ongoing project with coauthors that we are trying to complete about how to assess the impact of published macroeconomics papers.

How do you balance administrative leadership with your research and academic interests?

As an administrator, my academic and research background helps me think through many facets of undergraduate and graduate programs. I try to think through current and new programs from both a faculty and student perspective, not to mention assessing what market demand might be.

What role do you see economics playing in shaping higher education today?

Economics is the study of decision making and allocating scarce resources, and as a college president I have to do this each and every day. My economics training helps me evaluate decisions critically, and in particular, to apply marginal analysis to relevant situations.

What advice would you give to someone who is considering entering your line of work/field of study?

I would advise students to talk to professors and mentors to see what has motivated them and guided their choices in the career.

Going forward, what other projects/research are you planning to or hoping to pursue?

As a new college president, my plan is to make long-term plans for the flourishing of my school, Berry College.

What’s your favorite hobby?

On the occasions when I am able to pursue hobbies, my kids and I like to visit the local ponds and lakes for fishing.