Dr. Devinder Malhotra is Chancellor of Minnesota State. He leads Minnesota’s system of seven state universities and 26 state community and technical colleges that serve over 350,000 students in 47 communities across the state.  

Dr. Malhotra is passionate about the Minnesota State commitment to providing access to exceptional higher education for all Minnesotans. He is excited to support the powerful work faculty and staff are doing at every Minnesota State college and university to serve our communities and help people all across the state succeed both in college and beyond.  

Before serving as chancellor, he was interim president of Metropolitan State University and provost and vice president of academic affairs at St. Cloud State University. Prior to that he was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern Maine. At the University of Akron, he served as chair of the Faculty Senate, chair of the Department of Economics, and associate dean of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences.  

Dr. Malhotra earned his doctorate in economics from Kansas State University. He holds both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Delhi in India.