University ombuds officer Anuradha Rao announced yesterday that she will step down from her position effective tomorrow, and will take up a position with Coca-Cola, Inc. in Atlanta as a corporate ombudsman.
Rao, who has worked at the University from 1988-1992 and from 1998 to the present, said she is excited about her new opportunity at the company, which has 72,000 employees.
"I thought it would be a nice switch, from an academic to a corporate setting," she said. "I thought it would be a good challenge for me at this point in my life."
The move, Rao said, is also an effort to be closer to her daughter, who lives in Savannah, Georgia.
The decision was not an easy one for Rao, however, who said she will have a hard time leaving the University.
"I'll miss this lovely, lovely place, and I'll miss the students," she said. "I can't tell you how sad I am to leave."
The University will be just as sad to see Rao go.
"Anu Rao has contributed in countless ways to improving people's lives here at Princeton," said Provost Amy Gutmann in a University press release. "We will miss her and pay her tribute by carrying on our shared commitment to fairness and equity for all."
In related news, vice president for facilities Kathleen Mulligan announced yesterday that she will leave the University at the end of the academic year.
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