Berry to inaugurate 9th president on April 10

Monday, March 30, 2026

-Berry College News Release-

Sandeep Mazumder

Berry College will inaugurate Dr. Sandeep Mazumder as its ninth president on April 10, during a formal installation ceremony at 2:30 p.m. in the Cage Center Arena.

The ceremony is open to the Rome community.

Following the ceremony, Mazumder will host a Community Celebration Reception on the lawn between the Krannert Center and the Cage Center.

The two-day celebration brings together faculty, staff, students, trustees, and delegates from peer institutions to formally invest the college’s new leader and honor Berry’s founding mission.

Mazumder came to Berry from Baylor University, where he served as the William E. Crenshaw Endowed Dean of the Hankamer School of Business, supporting roughly 4,500 students and leading fundraising efforts that exceeded $107 million.

A scholar of macroeconomics and monetary economics, he has authored more than 30 journal articles in publications including the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity and the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. In 2022, he co-authored the textbook “Money, Banking, and Financial Markets: A Modern Introduction to Macroeconomics.”

Mazumder holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in economics from Cambridge University and a master’s degree and doctorate in economics from Johns Hopkins University. He and his wife, Gretchen, have three children.

Seating for the installation ceremony is on a first-come, first-served basis. Remote viewing sites on campus will be available should the venue reach capacity. The ceremony will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.