Dan Purushotham is a professor at Central Connecticut State University’s School of Business and brings to the classroom decades of experience in human resources, compensation, and performance management. Previously, he was Vice President of Corporate Compensation and Performance Management at The Hartford Financial Services Group and held senior roles in other financial services organizations.
Dan is the co-founder and former co-president of the Colonial Total Rewards Association (CTRA) and a past president of the Human Resources Association of Central Connecticut (HRACC), a SHRM chapter. Joining the WorldatWork faculty in 1990, he is a frequent national and international speaker, leading workshops and contributing thought leadership on HR-related topics, including as co-author of Building Pay Structures, a WorldatWork publication.
He has served on numerous nonprofit and academic boards, including the SHRM Foundation, Charter Oak College Foundation, American Red Cross Blood Services, and the University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business. He is a recipient of WorldatWork’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the University of Hartford’s Anchor Award and is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®) and Certified Benefits Professional (CBP®). He holds an MBA from the University of Hartford, master’s degrees in psychology and industrial psychology, and a PhD from the University of Connecticut.
Professional Designations/ Accreditations:
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®)
- Certified Benefits Professional (CBP®)
Education
- PhD from the University of Connecticut
- MBA from the University of Hartford
- Master’s degrees in psychology and industrial psychology
Dan Purushotham is a professor at Central Connecticut State University’s School of Business and brings to the classroom decades of experience in human resources, compensation, and performance management. Previously, he was Vice President of Corporate Compensation and Performance Management at The Hartford Financial Services Group and held senior roles in other financial services organizations.
Dan is the co-founder and former co-president of the Colonial Total Rewards Association (CTRA) and a past president of the Human Resources Association of Central Connecticut (HRACC), a SHRM chapter. Joining the WorldatWork faculty in 1990, he is a frequent national and international speaker, leading workshops and contributing thought leadership on HR-related topics, including as co-author of Building Pay Structures, a WorldatWork publication.
He has served on numerous nonprofit and academic boards, including the SHRM Foundation, Charter Oak College Foundation, American Red Cross Blood Services, and the University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business. He is a recipient of WorldatWork’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the University of Hartford’s Anchor Award and is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®) and Certified Benefits Professional (CBP®). He holds an MBA from the University of Hartford, master’s degrees in psychology and industrial psychology, and a PhD from the University of Connecticut.
