Latha Ramchand
Latha Ramchand | |
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.jpg) Ramchand in 2024 | |
| 1st Chancellor of Indiana University Indianapolis | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2024 | |
| President | Pamela Whitten |
| Preceded by | self |
| 6th & last Chancellor of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis | |
| In office February 12, 2024 – June 30, 2024 | |
| President | Pamela Whitten |
| Preceded by | Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch (interim) Nasser Paydar |
| Succeeded by | self |
| Personal details | |
| Born | India |
| Occupations | Chancellor, Executive Vice President, Professor of Finance |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Mumbai (BS,MS), Northwestern University (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | International Finance |
| Institutions | |
Latha Ramchand is an American academic and an international and corporate finance professional expert.[1] She is a professor of finance and has taught at the graduate level.[1] Ramchand has taught in the MBA programs at Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, the University of Houston and the Indian School of Business.[1] She teaches in the areas of corporate and international finance and risk management and leadership, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance, which are primarily her focus of research.[1] Ramchand is the Chancellor and Executive Vice President of Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis).[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Ramchand is a native of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala but was raised in Mumbai.[3] She attended University of Mumbai where she received her master's and bachelor's degrees in Economics.[4] With the encouragement from a professor, she then moved to the United States of America to pursue a doctoral degree from Northwestern University.[4][2] She earned her PhD in finance in 1993.[5] Prior to her move, her parents suggested she get married, and shortly after she married her husband, Ram.[2][6]
Career
[edit]Upon graduating with her PhD in finance, she began working for a bank.[2] From 2011 to 2018, Ramchand served as the dean of the C.T. Baer College of Business at the University of Houston.[4] She spearheaded initiatives and programming that connected the university to its community and promoted diversity and inclusion.[7] To support women attending business school, she launched the Working Families Agenda which provided research that organizations can use to establish equitable workplace policies.[7] She created a program called Sustainable Urban Renewal, that connected students with entrepreneurs with the goal of reducing poverty.[7]
In 2018, she focused on improving enrollment and program rankings through the establishment of a new strategy at University of Missouri. During her time there she was appointed Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.[4]
In 2024, she was appointed Chancellor and Executive Vice President of Indiana University Indianapolis (IU Indianapolis).[2][6] Her appointment came in the midst of the separation of IU Indianapolis from Purdue University which together were once the IUPUI campus.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- Ramchand, L.; Susmel, R. (1998). "Volatility and cross correlation across major stock markets". Journal of Empirical Finance. 5 (4): 397–416. doi:10.1016/S0927-5398(98)00003-6.
- Ramchand, L.; Susmel, R. (1998). "Variances and covariances of international stock returns: The international capital asset pricing model revisited". Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. 8 (1): 39–57. doi:10.1016/S1042-4431(98)00023-7.
- Ramchand, L.; Sethapakdi, P. (2000). "Changes in systematic risk following global equity issuance". Journal of Banking & Finance. 24 (9): 1491–1514. doi:10.1016/S0378-4266(99)00094-1.
- Chaplinsky, S.; Ramchand, L. (2000). "The Impact of Global Equity Offerings". The Journal of Finance. 55 (6): 2767–2789. doi:10.1111/0022-1082.00306.
- Chaplinsky, S.; Ramchand, L. (2004). "The Impact of SEC Rule 144A on Corporate Debt Issuance by International Firms". The Journal of Business. 77 (4): 1073–1098. doi:10.1086/422441. JSTOR 10.1086/422441.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Bonnin, Richard (August 7, 2017). "Latha Ramchand Named Dean of Bauer College of Business at UH". University of Houston. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rafford, Claire (2024-02-13). "As the first chancellor of IU Indianapolis, Latha Ramchand is embracing change and possibility as IUPUI split approaches". Mirror Indy. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ Ramchand, Latha (2012-03-14). "Before Applying to U.S. Colleges, Indian Students Should Be Able to Answer 'Why?'". India Ink. The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- 1 2 3 4 Shuey, Mickey (2023-12-11). "IU names University of Missouri vice chancellor to lead Indianapolis campus". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ↑ Ramchand, Latha (1993). Essays on international asset pricing: The case for market incompleteness (PhD thesis). Northwestern University. OCLC 29825188.
- 1 2 "Meet Latha Ramchand, the Inaugural Chancellor of IU Indianapolis". Indiana University Indianapolis. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- 1 2 3 Palmer, Kathryn (2018-06-21). "Latha Ramchand named MU's new provost". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2025-03-05.