Visakhapatnam: Prof. Chandrasekhar, engineer and management professional, has been appointed new director of IIM- Visakhapatnam on Friday. Prior to his current role, he served as Professor & Director of the Centre for Public Policy, Governance & Performance, he was (in chronological order) Professor of Information Technology; Professor & Area Chairperson of Technology Policy, Management and Innovation Area; Director of the Centre for Innovation & Technology, Dean of Research & Consulting, Dean of Long-term Programs and Dean of Training Programs (Long-term & Short-term). He was also the first Director (May 2010 – July 2011) of the Centre for Innovations in Public Systems established at ASCI at the recommendation of the Thirteenth Finance Commission.