Rama Mohana Turaga

Rama Mohana R Turaga is an Associate Professor in the Public Systems Group at IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA). Turaga holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta and a Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Prior to joining IIMA, Turaga worked as a Research Associate at Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA, where he was a key researcher on the projects funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Turaga’s prior experience also includes a stint in environmental management consulting (for close to six years) during which he worked with industries and state and central governments on environmental assessments and policy analysis projects.

Turaga’s broad research intersts lie in sustainability policy and governance. Recent and current projects include India's electronic waste regulations, corporate sustainability (including corporate social responsibility) initiatives among Indian firms, collective action in the context of environmental sustianability and livelihoods in agriculture, adoption of voluntary environmental standards by Indian firms, and urban sustainability. His research has been published in reputed international journals such as Nature Food, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Ecological Economics, Journal of Industrial Ecology, and the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. During 2015-2018, Turaga was the Editor-in-Chief of IIMA's journal Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers. At IIMA, Turaga teaches courses on environmental sustainability, public policy, and crafting and publishing of research.

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Public Policy, font:16px open sans Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 2007
• M.Tech. in Environmental Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur, 1995
• B.E. in Civil Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 1993

Academic Affiliation

• Associate Professor, IIM Ahmedabad (Jan 2015 - Present)
• Assitant Professor, IIM Ahmedabad (Jun 2012 - Dec 2014)
• Visiting Assistant Professor, IIM Ahmedabad (Jun 2010 - May 2012)
• Research Associate, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA (Feb 2008 - Jun 2010)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, font:16px open sans Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (May 2007 - Jan 2008)
• Graduate Research Assistant, font:16px open sans Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (Aug 2001 - Apr 2006)

Professional Affiliation

• Tata Consultancy Services, India (Business Analyst, Dec 1995 - Aug 2001)
• Member, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C.
• Member, Society for Risk Analysis
• Member, International Society for Ecological Economics