Murali Chandrashekaran

Murali Chandrashekaran is a Professor of Marketing and Behavioural Science at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, holding the Fred Siller Professorship in Marketing. He holds a BTech from IIT Madras and a PhD from Arizona State University. His research focuses on urban resilience economics, inclusive prosperity, consumer decision-making, and shareholder value creation. He pioneered the Collaborative for Urban Resilience and Effectiveness (CURE) and served as Vice Provost International (2017–2022), leading UBC's global engagement strategy launched in 2021. He is a senior research fellow at the Global Network for Advanced Management.

His academic contributions span Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and Journal of International Business Studies, emphasizing topics like customer satisfaction measurement, innovation diffusion, and global channel strategies. Current teaching includes MBA-level marketing courses.

• Research Priorities: Urbanization ethics, happiness economics, complaint management, and service marketing
• Leadership Roles: Vice Provost International (2017–2022), CURE Founding Director
• Professional Networks: Global Network for Advanced Management senior fellow