• Name: VENKATARAMANA
• Surname: GAJJALA
• Studies:
• Professional Experience :
• Member of the following professional associations:
• National Professional Associations : Midwest Economics Association, Former member of the American Economics Association, Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists and Strategic Leadership Forum (Pittsburgh Chapter).
• International Professional Associations : Association of Internet Researchers, Former member of Indian Institute of Bankers.
• Gained experience (including managerial experience):
• List of published works:
Research assistance in preparation of a paper for the World Bank Conference on “ Privatization and Ownership changes in East & Central Europe ” (June 1990)
Presentation of research paper titled " Impact of Ownership on Enterprise Profits, Wages and Employment Levels " at meetings of the Atlantic Economic Society (May 1993).
Presentation of research paper titled " Impact of Ownership on Enterprise Performance " at meetings of the Eastern Economic Association and Pennsylvania Economic Association; October1993.
“E-commerce and Virtual Community: Information Systems as an economic and socio-cultural force” with Radhika Gajjala and Annapurna Mamidipudi. Presented at the “Digital Divide” Symposium co-sponsored by ICA & IAMCR in Austin , Texas (November, 2001)
Chair, Panel on “Economic Structures and Consequences of the Internet” at the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) International Conference, Maastricht (The Netherlands ), October, 2002. I had the opportunity of chairing a session on e-commerce and Economic Structures and Consequences of the Internet, which included, inter-alia, presentations by scholars from Indiana University and Columbia University .
“ Entrepreneurship and Globalization – A Case-Study of the Indian Software Industry ” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Economics Association, St. Louis, Missouri, (March, 2003).
“ Entrepreneurship and Globalization Processes: A Look at Indian Software Companies” : Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) International Conference , Toronto , Canada (October, 2003).
“The role of ICTs in the entrepreneurship and globalization processes in Indian Software companies” : Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, Miami Beach , Florida (November, 2003).
“The Link between Public and Private Investment in Seneca County : An Empirical Investigation” : Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Economics Association, Chicago , Illinois (March, 2004).
“EU-US trade disputes and the World Trade Organization” : Paper presented at a conference on EU - US trade relations, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK (August, 2004).
• Surname: GAJJALA
• Studies:
Institution |
Period: |
Titles/Diplomas |
Madras Christian College ( University of Madras ), Madras , India |
1971-1974 |
B.A. (Economics) |
Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi , India |
1974-1976 |
M.A (Economics) |
University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , Pa , USA |
1988-1990 |
M.A (Economics) |
University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , Pa , USA |
1990-1995 |
Ph.D. (Economics) |
• Professional Experience :
Period : |
Place: |
Institution: |
Title: |
Description: |
| 1988-1991 |
Pittsburgh Pa , USA |
University of Pittsburgh (Dept. of Economics) |
Teaching Assistant |
Assisted in the instruction of recitation sections, administration and grading of tests. Courses included Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics. Also functioned as an Assistant Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Economics. Responsibilities included academic counseling, advising, and registering students majoring in Economics, Economics/Mathematics, and Economics/Business . |
| 1991 1994 |
Pittsburgh Pa , USA |
University of Pittsburgh (Dept. of Economics) |
Teaching Fellow |
Full responsibility for undergraduate teaching in the following courses: Introductory Microeconomics, Introduction to Economics and Development Economics |
| 2001-2002 |
Toledo , OH , USA |
University of Toledo , School of Business , Department of Information Systems, Marketing, ECommerce, and Sales/ Department of Finance & Business Economics |
Faculty |
Taught courses in MIS and Business Economics |
| 2002-2006 |
Tiffin , OH , USA |
School of Business , Department of Economics & Finance |
Assistant Professor |
Taught both seated and online courses in Finance and Economics |
| 2006-Present |
Tiffin , OH , USA |
School of Business , Department of Economics & Finance |
Associate Professor |
Teaching both seated and online courses in Finance and Economics |
• Member of the following professional associations:
• National Professional Associations : Midwest Economics Association, Former member of the American Economics Association, Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists and Strategic Leadership Forum (Pittsburgh Chapter).
• International Professional Associations : Association of Internet Researchers, Former member of Indian Institute of Bankers.
• Gained experience (including managerial experience):
Program/ Project |
Title |
Period: |
| Worked in the Rural Banking, International Banking, Corporate Loans, Small Scale Industries and Investment Banking divisions of the State Bank of India . |
Manager, State Bank of India |
1978-1988 |
| Responsible for packaging and underwriting business loans, credit analysis, responding to Requests for Proposals, compliance audits, management consulting services, forecasting of general business environment, analysis of competitive intelligence, interpretation of government policy on the firm, and econometric and financial modeling. |
Senior Consultant, Exico, Inc., Pittsburgh , Pa , USA |
1995-1996 |
| Systems analysis of hundreds of thousands of weatherproof bills and developing substantial new products to be introduced to WeatherWise's current and prospective customers involving test portfolios of up to one million customers and calculating risk position (using measures like Value-at-Risk, Garch, Monte Carlo Simulations etc.), pricing and desirability in a deregulated marketplace. Directing numerous consultants in the construction of advanced calculation methods and products and developing strategy for taking the products to commercialization. Also responsible for developing swaps and options and other structured financial products. Involved in the development of the Encryption\Decryption product in collaboration with RSA Data Security, Inc. Programmed the Fast Fourier Transform technique in C for a business application. Ran regressions in SAS using SAS/Oracle interface. |
Manager ( Product Development)/ Senior Analyst ( Financial Engineering), DQE Energy Services/WeatherWise USA, Inc., Pittsburgh , Pa , USA |
1996-2000 |
• List of published works:
Research assistance in preparation of a paper for the World Bank Conference on “ Privatization and Ownership changes in East & Central Europe ” (June 1990)
Presentation of research paper titled " Impact of Ownership on Enterprise Profits, Wages and Employment Levels " at meetings of the Atlantic Economic Society (May 1993).
Presentation of research paper titled " Impact of Ownership on Enterprise Performance " at meetings of the Eastern Economic Association and Pennsylvania Economic Association; October1993.
“E-commerce and Virtual Community: Information Systems as an economic and socio-cultural force” with Radhika Gajjala and Annapurna Mamidipudi. Presented at the “Digital Divide” Symposium co-sponsored by ICA & IAMCR in Austin , Texas (November, 2001)
Chair, Panel on “Economic Structures and Consequences of the Internet” at the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) International Conference, Maastricht (The Netherlands ), October, 2002. I had the opportunity of chairing a session on e-commerce and Economic Structures and Consequences of the Internet, which included, inter-alia, presentations by scholars from Indiana University and Columbia University .
“ Entrepreneurship and Globalization – A Case-Study of the Indian Software Industry ” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Economics Association, St. Louis, Missouri, (March, 2003).
“ Entrepreneurship and Globalization Processes: A Look at Indian Software Companies” : Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) International Conference , Toronto , Canada (October, 2003).
“The role of ICTs in the entrepreneurship and globalization processes in Indian Software companies” : Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, Miami Beach , Florida (November, 2003).
“The Link between Public and Private Investment in Seneca County : An Empirical Investigation” : Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Economics Association, Chicago , Illinois (March, 2004).
“EU-US trade disputes and the World Trade Organization” : Paper presented at a conference on EU - US trade relations, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK (August, 2004).
