Dr Raghu Dharmapuri Tirumala is Dean of the L&T Institute of Project Management, Larsen & Toubro, India. His work sits at the intersection of infrastructure, project management, public-private partnerships, infrastructure finance, property, sustainable urban development, and capacity building.
Prior to joining L&T, Raghu was Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, where he taught and researched infrastructure finance, property, public-private partnerships, and urban development. He was also associated with the Australia India Institute as Senior Research Adviser (Infrastructure).
Earlier, Raghu was Professor and Director at RICS School of Built Environment, Noida, where he established the School of Infrastructure and designed the MBA program in Infrastructure Management. Before that, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Limited, a joint venture of the Government of Karnataka, IDFC, and HDFC.
Across his academic, advisory, and leadership roles, Raghu has worked with government agencies, multilateral institutions, international development organisations, academic institutions, and private sector clients, including engagements linked to the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, IFC, GIZ, and UN-Habitat. His work has covered urban infrastructure, water and sanitation, solid waste management, transport, tourism, energy, housing, real estate, and industrial infrastructure.
His current interests include project leadership development, capability building for complex projects, infrastructure and property finance, sustainable and blue finance, public-private partnerships, and India-Australia engagement in infrastructure, education, and skills.