Professor Rao Bhamidimarri is currently the Vice President and previously the Executive Dean of Science, Engineering and the Built Environment at London South Bank University. Before taking up his current role in 2007, he was the Dean of Engineering, Computing and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University and prior to that, he was the Principal/Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Massey University at Palmerston North, New Zealand from 1999 to 2003. He has over 25 years of international experience in teaching and research, and strategic management in higher education.Rao gained his masters in chemical and biochemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and his PhD from the University of Queensland in Australia.He is an environmental engineer with extensive research and industrial experience. He has published extensively in peer- reviewed scientific journals and developed and implemented several large-scale environmental technology processes and systems. He was a Governing Board Member of the International Water Association for 18 years, having initiated or contributed to a number of environmental initiatives internationally. In recognition of his contribution to the water industry, he was made a Freeman of the City of London in 2012.