At present, I am in the third year of my PhD at the Information Systems Department of University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC), MD.

Prior to my academic tenure at UMBC, I earned a Bachelor's degree (BSc) in Chemistry at Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India. Then, I pursued a part-time Bachelor's of Legislative Laws (LLB) at Faculty of Law, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. While pursuing LLB, I worked as a marketing executive with comapanies like Crompton Greaves (I) Ltd for short tenures marketing their products to consumers. During these years I developed interest in studying Information Systems and enrolled into an MBA program at Hofstra University, NY. I earned my MBA in May 2001. I joined the PhD program at Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ in the Fall of 2002. In the Fall of 2003 I transfered to UMBC, MD.

I was born in the beautiful city of Vadodara, India where my parents are settled. I recently started my own family with Dr. Mansi Grover, PhD in economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA.