Raghu Sundaram | |
Birth Name: | Rangarajan K. Sundaram |
Known For: | Dean of the New York University Stern School of Business |
Alma Mater: | University of Madras Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Cornell University |
Occupation: | Academic |
Children: | Aditi Sundaram |
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.
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]
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]