Ramesh K.S. Rao is the McDermott Centennial Professor of Banking and Finance at the McCombs School of Business. His research interests include corporate finance and the interface between finance, economics and related business disciplines.

Dr. Rao has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and the Journal of Marketing, among others. He has received the Outstanding Professor Award, the Joe Beasley Award, the Jack G. Taylor Teaching Excellence Award, the Excellence in Education Award and the Regents Award at The University of Texas, and was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers.

In addition to his academic background, Dr. Rao has had extensive consulting experience in the areas of bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, valuation, corporate litigation and executive education. He has testified as expert in, among others, American Express vs. Visa et al. , The State of Alaska v. Veco Corporation, and Boone v. CIGNA, and was appointed the sole valuation expert in the bankruptcy restructuring of First City Corporation.

Dr. Rao is the founding Director of the McCombs Wealth Management Center. He is a partner in Succession Advisors and serves on the Advisory Board for Venturi Private Wealth.