NAME: Vikas Agarwal

BORN: on November 21, 1971 in New Delhi, India

PROFESSION: Assistant Professor of Finance at J. Mack Robinson College of Business (Georgia State University)

ADDRESS: 175 Westbury Lane, Alpharetta GA 30005, USA

HOBBIES: Reading, Travel, Music, Singing, Movies, Cricket

QUALIFICATIONS: B. Tech. (Mech. Engineering), Master of Management Studies (M.M.S.), Ph.D. (Finance)

LANGUAGES: English, Hindi

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS :

• First prize for best paper in hedge funds at European Finance Association (EFA) 2006 conference

• First prize for best paper in hedge funds at European Finance Association (EFA) 2003 conference

• Third Prize at INQUIRE Europe 2001 conference

• Fauchier Partners Scholarship at London Business School (1999-2000)

• Edward Jones Fellowship at London Business School (1998-99) 

• Frank Russell International PhD Scholarship in Investment Management at London Business School (1997-98) 

• Investment Management Program Scholarship in PhD (Finance) I^st Year at London Business School (1996-97)

• British Council Chevening Scholarship for PhD Program (1996-99)

• London Business School PhD Program Financial Award (1996-2000)

• Awarded for securing first rank in M.M.S. (1994)

• Chairman, Board of Governors, Gold Medal for securing highest marks in all the branches (1992)

• Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal for securing highest marks in Mechanical Engineering (1992)

• Silver Medal for securing highest marks in Machine Design (1992)

• National Merit Scholarship in Engineering (1989-92)

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