Background
Mehra, Rajnish was born on January 15, 1950 in New Delhi. Came to the United States, 1972. Son of Mohan Dev and Raj-Mohini (Vadera) Mehra.
Mehra, Rajnish was born on January 15, 1950 in New Delhi. Came to the United States, 1972. Son of Mohan Dev and Raj-Mohini (Vadera) Mehra.
Student, St. Stephen's College, University Delhi, 1966—1967. Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1972. Master of Science in Computer Science, Rice University, 1974.
Master of Science in Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1978.
Instructor administration and management science Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1974-1976. Assistant professor Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1976-1977. Assistant professor, then associate professor finance Columbia University Graduate School Business, 1977-1985.
Associate professor, then professor finance University California, Santa Barbara, since 1985, director Masters of Business Economics program, 1992-1996, chairman Department Economics, 2001—2004. Director joint economics-engineering program, 1994-1996. Visiting assistant professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1980.
Visiting professor finance University Lausanne, Switzerland, 1981, University Chicago School Business, since 1995, Sloan School Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987-1989, 2004. Visiting scholar University Chicago, 1979, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, 1982, Stockholm School of Economics, 1988, Wharton School University Pennsylvania, 1980. Visiting associate Oxford University, 1986.
Consultant International Monetary Fund, since 1989.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Economic Association, American Finance Association, Econometric Society, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Neeru Narula, January 4, 1977. 1 child, Chaitanya.
