Rangarajan K. "Raghu" Sundaram is an Indian-born American academic. He formerly served as Dean of the New York University Stern School of Business, and is the author or co-author of two books.

Raghu Sundaram
Born
Rangarajan K. Sundaram
Alma materUniversity of Madras
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Cornell University
OccupationAcademic
Known forDean of the New York University Stern School of Business
ChildrenAditi Sundaram

Early life

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Sundaram was educated in India, where he earned a Bachelor's degree from the University of Madras in 1982 and a master in business administration from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1984.[1] He earned a master's degree and a PhD in Economics from Cornell University in 1987 and 1988 respectively.[1]

Career

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Sundaram taught economics at the University of Rochester from 1988 to 1996, when he joined the New York University Stern School of Business.[1] He has served as its dean since January 2018.[1] Since 2020, he serves as an academic council member of Krea University, a liberal arts and sciences private university located in Sricity, Andhra Pradesh, India.[2]

Sundaram is the author or co-author of two books, including one about derivatives. He won the Jensen Prize from the Journal of Financial Economics in 2000.[3]

Works

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  • Sundaram, Rangarajan K. (1996). A First Course in Optimization Theory. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521497701.
  • Sundaram, Rangarajan K.; Das, Sanjiv R. (2010). Derivatives: Principles and Practice. New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 9780072949315. OCLC 741054756.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Rangarajan K. Sundaram". NYU Stern. New York University. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Dean of NYU Stern joins Krea University academic council". BLoC. 31 August 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jensen Prizes for the Best Papers Published in the Journal of Financial Economics in the Areas of Corporate Finance and Organizations". Journal of Financial Economics. Retrieved March 1, 2018.