T. R. Lakshmanan
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T. R. Lakshmanan | |
|---|---|
| 1st Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Agency established |
| Succeeded by | Ashish Sen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1932 |
| Died | February 20, 2020 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | University of Madras (BS, MA) Ohio State University (PhD)[1] |
Triruvarur R. (T.R.) Lakshmanan was an Indian-American academic, geographer,[2] and the inaugural Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at the United States Department of Transportation, holding that position from 1994 to 1998.[3]
Aside from his work as BTS director, Lakshmanan served as a professor at Johns Hopkins University and Boston University.[4]
