V. G. Narayanan

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V. G. Narayanan
Born
Vilangadu G. Narayanan
Education Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan
University of Madras
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Stanford University
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
OccupationAcademic
Employer Harvard Business School

V. G. Narayanan is an Indian-born American economist. He is the Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration Chair at Harvard Business School. He is the author of two self-published books, and the author of many research articles.

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Early life

Narayanan attended PSBB Senior Secondary School, Chennai, and subsequently graduated from the University of Madras in 1988. Post that he completed his PGDM from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1990 and subsequently earned a PhD in Business from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1995. [1]

Career

Narayanan joined the Harvard Business School as a faculty member in 1994. [1] He is now the Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration Chair. [1]

Narayanan is the author of two self-published books, and the author of many research articles. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "V. G. Narayanan". Harvard Business School. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  2. "scholar.google.com" . Retrieved May 13, 2017.