Madhav V. Rajan
Madhav V. Rajan | |
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| Alma mater | University of Madras Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Academic Administrator |
| Employer | University of Chicago |
| Known for | Dean of the Booth School of Business |
| Spouse | Gayathri Rajan |
| Children | Sanjana Rajan, Anupama Rajan |
Madhav V. Rajan is an Indian-American professor and academic administrator. He is the dean of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago.
Early life
[edit]Madhav V. Rajan graduated from the University of Madras in India in 1984.[1] Rajan earned a master of science in Accounting in 1987, followed by a master of science in Industrial Administration in 1989, and a PhD in Accounting in 1990, all from Carnegie Mellon University. In 1990, his dissertation won the Alexander Henderson Award for Excellence in Economic Theory.[1]
Career
[edit]Rajan was an assistant professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania from 1990 to 1996, and tenured associate professor from 1996 to 2000. In 2000, Madhav won the David W. Hauck Award, the highest undergraduate teaching award at Wharton.[1] He joined the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2001.[1] He subsequently became the Robert K. Jaedicke Professor of Accounting.[1] He also served as its senior associate dean for academic affairs from 2010 to 2016. In 2017, Madhav won the Robert T. Davis Faculty Award for a lifetime of achievement and service to the Stanford GSB.[2]
Rajan succeeded Sunil Kumar as the new dean of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago on July 1, 2017.[2][3]
Madhav is coauthor of Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, whose 15th edition was published by Pearson Prentice Hall in January 2014. He is also coauthor of Managerial Accounting, whose first edition was published by Pearson in January 2013. He has published academic articles in journals like the Review of Accounting Studies, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Management Science, Journal of Accounting Research.[1]
Rajan has served on the board of directors of Cavium since March 2013.[4] He also serves on the board of iShares and the Investment Advisory Board of CM Capital.[1]
Works
[edit]- Datar, Srikant M.; Rajan, Madhav V. (2013). Managerial Accounting: Making Decisions and Motivating Performance. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780137024872.
- Datar, Srikant M.; Horngren, Charles T.; Rajan, Madhav V. (2014). Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 9781292018225. OCLC 898294402.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "MadhavV.Rajan". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Stanford University. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "Madhav Rajan appointed dean of University of Chicago Booth School of Business". UChicagoNews. University of Chicago. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ Shropshire, Corilyn (March 8, 2017). "New dean at U. of C.'s Booth School of Business: Stanford's Madhav Rajan". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Cavium. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- Living people
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- University of Madras alumni
- Carnegie Mellon University alumni
- Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania faculty
- Stanford University Graduate School of Business faculty
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business faculty
- Indian corporate directors
- Business school deans
- Indian academic administrators