Shailendra Raj Mehta
Shailendra Raj Mehta is an Indian economist. He was Chairman of the Board of Management at Auro University. He is President and Director of MICA, Ahmedabad.Education
He has studied Bachelor of Arts from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He did his Master of Arts from Delhi School of Economics followed by M. Phil from Balliol College, Oxford and PhD from Harvard University.Career
From 1997 to 2004, Mehta was assistant professor of economics at the Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, and was a director of the Krannert School of Management's Entrepreneurship initiative. He taught a wide range of topics from economics of uncertainty to Macroeconomic theory. During this period he was also co-director of Simulex Inc.
Since 2006 Mehta has been a visiting professor for business policy at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. From 2006-12 he was the academic director of Duke's Corporate Education arm and Regional Managing Director, India Middle east and West Asia of the same arm. He served as Provost/Vice Chancellor of Ahmedabad University and was the Chairman of the Board of Management at Auro University. He is President, Director and Distinguished Professor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at MICA.Ref
