Meeta Kothare

Meeta Kothare teaches at the LBJ School of Public Affairs as well as the McCombs School of Business, where she is the managing director of the Sustainability and Social Innovation Initiative. She also teaches a leadership class at the Center for Nonprofit Studies. She is the founder and principal of Neeva Solutions, a management consulting firm assisting nonprofits and for-profit organizations dedicated to social impact.

Kothare has over two decades of academic, business and social sector experience. She began her career in sales and marketing before pursuing graduate studies in business. After completing her doctorate, she joined the finance faculty at the McCombs School of Business at UT Austin, where she has taught in MBA, Executive MBA and Business Honors programs. Her research on corporate finance, governance and securities markets has appeared in leading academic journals.

Kothare's current interests include social innovation and the use of financial tools for social impact. Her areas of expertise include: impact investing, impact measurement, social entrepreneurship and social enterprise. She is also actively engaged in community service and philanthropy in Austin, including service on the Austin Mayor's Task Force for Aging Issues and the Judges' Circle for the Dell Social Innovation Competition. She is a member of Impact Austin, a philanthropic organization, where she has held leadership roles including Board President and Director of Operations and Strategy.

Education

• M.S. University of Rochester
• MBA University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Sydenham College

Companies

• Managing Director, Global Sustainability Leadership Institute The University of Texas at Austin (2021)
• Adjunct Professor University of Texas at Austin (2012)
• Managing Director, Sustainability & Social Innovation Initiative McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin (2017 — 2021)
• President & CEO Neeva Solutions (2010 — 2016)
• Board President, Vice President, Director of Operations & Strategy, Grants Committee Chair Impact Austin (2006 — 2010)
• Assistant Professor of Finance McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin (1991 — 2001)

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Program Development
• Fundraising

Other

Grant Writing, Social Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Nonprofits, Public Speaking