Dan Purushotham teaches at Central Connecticut State University’s School of Business. Prior to entering the academic arena he worked in several financial services organizations, the most recent being The Hartford Financial Services Group as Vice President, Corporate Compensation and Performance Management.
Purushotham is the co-founder of the Colonial Total Rewards Association (CTRA) and has served as its co-president. CTRA is an educational and professional development organization for total rewards professionals in Central Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. He is past president of The Human Resources Association of Central Connecticut (HRACC), a chapter of SHRM.
Purushotham has led workshops and has been a speaker nationally and internationally on human resources-related topics. He is an instructor for the HR Management Certificate Program and for the WorldatWork’s certification program. He co-authored “Building Pay Structures”, a WorldatWork publication.
Purushotham is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award off the American Compensation Association (WorldatWork). He is also a 2013 recipient of the University of Hartford’s Alumni Association’s Anchor Award, presented to alumni for their professional accomplishments.
Among the not-for-profit boards he currently serves on, are the SHRM Foundation, the Charter Oak College Foundation, Southington Cheshire Community YMCA, and the American Red Cross Blood Services. His past board membership includes University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business, WorldatWork, and the Conference Board’s Executive Compensation Management Council.
Purushotham holds an MBA from the University of Hartford and master’s degrees in psychology and industrial psychology. He earned a Ph.D from the University of Connecticut. His professional designations include WorldatWork’s Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and Certified Benefits Professional (CBP).
Professional Designations/ Accreditations:
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP®)
- Certified Benefits Professional (CBP®)
Education
- Ph.D from the University of Connecticut
- MBA from the University of Hartford
- Master’s degrees in psychology and industrial psychology
Dan Purushotham teaches at Central Connecticut State University’s School of Business. Prior to entering the academic arena he worked in several financial services organizations, the most recent being The Hartford Financial Services Group as Vice President, Corporate Compensation and Performance Management.
Purushotham is the co-founder of the Colonial Total Rewards Association (CTRA) and has served as its co-president. CTRA is an educational and professional development organization for total rewards professionals in Central Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. He is past president of The Human Resources Association of Central Connecticut (HRACC), a chapter of SHRM.
Purushotham has led workshops and has been a speaker nationally and internationally on human resources-related topics. He is an instructor for the HR Management Certificate Program and for the WorldatWork’s certification program. He co-authored “Building Pay Structures”, a WorldatWork publication.
Purushotham is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award off the American Compensation Association (WorldatWork). He is also a 2013 recipient of the University of Hartford’s Alumni Association’s Anchor Award, presented to alumni for their professional accomplishments.
Among the not-for-profit boards he currently serves on, are the SHRM Foundation, the Charter Oak College Foundation, Southington Cheshire Community YMCA, and the American Red Cross Blood Services. His past board membership includes University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business, WorldatWork, and the Conference Board’s Executive Compensation Management Council.
Purushotham holds an MBA from the University of Hartford and master’s degrees in psychology and industrial psychology. He earned a Ph.D from the University of Connecticut. His professional designations include WorldatWork’s Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and Certified Benefits Professional (CBP).
