Chandrika Rallapalli has served as assistant dean of external relations at the School of Public Policy since 2016, providing strategic leadership across communications, development, alumni relations and career services. Her work advances integrated initiatives that strengthen the School’s mission, enhance visibility, increase financial sustainability and support long-term institutional growth.
She brings extensive expertise in strategic partnerships, public-private collaboration, philanthropy and comprehensive revenue generation and resource development, with a proven record of securing transformational investments, cultivating enduring cross-sector relationships and building high-impact partnerships that expand institutional capacity and position organizations for sustained success.
Rallapalli combines analytical rigor with collaborative leadership and creative problem-solving. Her career includes leadership roles at Virginia Tech, Washington University in St. Louis, Temple University School of Medicine and the University of Maryland, where she has led cross-disciplinary initiatives and developed innovative platforms for partnership and institutional advancement.
She is deeply committed to strategic leadership, institutional excellence and the power of partnerships to address complex challenges and deliver lasting, measurable impact.