Madhav V. Rajan

Madhav V. Rajan is an Indian-American accounting professor, currently serving as dean of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago since July 2017.

Education Rajan graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Madras in India in 1984. He received a Master of Science in accounting in 1987, a Master of Science in industrial administration in 1989, and a Doctor of Philosophy in accounting in 1990, all from Carnegie Mellon University.

On March 8, 2017, Rajan was appointed as the incoming dean of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, effective July 1, 2017.

Authorship and social engagement Rajan is a 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. He also serves on the board of iShares and the Investment Advisory Board of CM Capital.

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