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Dr. Nandu Nayar
Dr. Nayar is a Professor of Finance in the
Department of Finance and Law in the College of Business and Economics at
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA, and is the first holder of the Hans J.
Bär Chair in Finance.
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Nandu Nayar is the first holder of the Hans
J. Bär Chair in International Finance and joined the
Faculty of the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University
in Fall 2001. He obtained his Ph. D. in Business
Administration with a concentration in Finance in 1988 from the University of Iowa. Prior to his training in finance,
Dr. Nayar worked as a civil engineer, a field in
which he holds Bachelors (IIT-Kharagpur) and Masters (University of Iowa)
degrees. As a civil engineer, he has experience in mathematical and computer
modeling, as well as assessment of financial feasibility of engineering
projects.
In 1988, Dr. Nayar entered academia by
accepting a position at the University
of Oklahoma. At that
institution, Dr. Nayar was an Associate Professor of
Finance and won several prestigious teaching awards, including the AMOCO
Foundation Good Teaching Award, the Harold Hackler Outstanding MBA Professor,
and the University Regents Award for Superior Teaching. He has also won several
awards voted on by the students at the Michael F. Price College of Business
such as the Student Business Association’s Outstanding Faculty Member of
the Year, and the Delta Sigma Pi Professor of the Year. Besides the student
body at the universities, Dr. Nayar has lectured to a
wide variety of audiences including executives from domestic corporations as
well as from Hong Kong, Korea, Kazakhstan,
Russia, Armenia, and Georgia.
In the research arena, Dr. Nayar was
honored as the John and Mary Nichols Fellow at the University of Oklahoma.
At Lehigh University, he was selected for the
endowed Hans J. Bär Chair in Finance. Dr. Nayar has published his research in the most prestigious
research journals in the finance discipline. These include the Journal of Finance,
Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis,
Journal of Futures Markets, and Financial Management. He has a broad range of
research interests including risk analysis, pricing of securities (fixed
income, derivative, and equity), corporate valuations, investment banking, and
short term financing options. His research on the effects of calls of
convertible bonds has been widely cited. His research on financial effects of
contingent workforce was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.
In addition to research on domestic issues, Dr. Nayar
has also conducted research on the corporate bond markets in Malaysia. His
research paper on the policy to be followed by bond rating agencies in that
country won an award for being one of the best papers at the PACAP Finance
Conference (sponsored by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) held in Malaysia in
1993.
In addition to his academic career, Dr. Nayar
has provided consulting services to a select group of corporations. His
consulting duties afford him opportunities to successfully apply his research
knowledge and training to practical issues for the benefit of his clients.
These consulting assignments synergistically augment his research and teaching,
allowing him to introduce practical issues into these areas. Recently, his
consulting research in the area of capital assessment for an insurance company
involved in residual value insurance for real estate assets helped the company
save over $170Million in capital charges to maintain its insurance ratings.
Contact information:
Nandu Nayar
Perella Department of Finance
College of Business and Economics
Rauch Business Center
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3117
Tel: 610-758-4161
Email:
nnayar”at”lehigh.edu (please
replace the “at” with @)
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