Ayesha Malhotra

Dr. Ayesha Malhotra is an assistant professor in the Strategy & Global Management area of the Haskayne School of Business. Prior to joining Haskayne in 2005, Ayesha taught at Rutgers Business School (Newark & New Brunswick) in New Jersey and Saint Louis University’s John Cook School of Business. 



Dr. Malhotra obtained a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, a master’s degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and undergraduate degrees (economics) from the George Washington University and St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai.

Dr. Malhotra’s research focuses on corporate and international strategy. She has investigated the product diversification and acquisition strategies of firms in converging industries such as U.S. commercial and investment banking. She also researches managerial behaviour, coordination, and control in multinational corporations and diversification strategy in emerging economies such as India.

Dr. Malhotra has published articles in the Strategic Management Journal, the Proceedings of the Academy of Management, and the Multinational Business Review.

Prior to her career in academia, Dr. Malhotra worked as a manager for technology projects, mortgage finance, and retail banking operations for Citibank in India. She also interned with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.

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