Junias Venugopal

Junias Venugopal is the Associate Dean at the Litfin School of Ministry and Theological Studies at Wheaton College, where he also co-directs the M.A. in Leadership program. He has a Ph.D. in Education, a Th.M. in Bible Exposition, an M.B.A. in Finance, and a B.E. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering.

Junias is an experienced higher education administrator having served as a dean for the last 23 years in Asia, Columbia International University, SC, Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and now at Wheaton College. Junias, his wife, Beth and his family served for 15 years overseas. Over 8 years in India as a pastor of Delhi Bible Fellowship and another 6 years in the Philippines as a dean at AGST-Philippines.

Junias was born in Chennai, India and grew up in New Delhi before coming to the U.S. in the mid-70s. His passion is to be a catalyst in the lives of those with whom he intersects so that they achieve their God-given potential. Junias and Beth married in 1978 and have four adult children and five grandchildren.