Prof. Sandeep Gopalan

Prof. Sandeep Gopalan serves as the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Previously, Gopalan held leadership roles in universities in the US, Ireland, and Australia. He has also served on several Boards including the Maryland Economic Development Commission, the Arizona Aerospace and Defense Commission (both gubernatorial appointments), and the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration.

Gopalan was educated at the National Law School of India, and Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

He has researched areas including the regulation of new technologies, corporate and commercial law, sanctions, and international law. His legal academic research has been published in journals including at Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania, Cardozo, etc., whereas business research has been published in journals including the European Accounting Review.

Gopalan is also a widely published media columnist and his work has appeared in print and television media including in the US, the EU, Ireland, Australia, the Middle East, India, Singapore, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, etc. It has been published in outlets such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Al Jazeera, the Irish Times, the Khaleej Times, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and many other leading publications.