Email: rajr(at)uw.edu
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
Raj Rakhra
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Management
Education
- MPA University of Montana (1985)
- BS University of Montana (1985)
- BA Whitman College (1979)
Academic Expertise
- competitive strategy
Industries
- Consulting
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 1999
- Microsoft Corporation, 1988-1996
- Aldus Corporation, 1987
Consulting
- For Profits and Non Profits: Strategy, Marketing, International Business, and Business Operations.
Honors and Awards
- Undergraduate Faculty of the Quarter (Winter 2013)
- Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, Undergraduate Business Council (2012)
- Teaching Excellence and Fostering Global Relationships and Understanding, UW Extension (2011)
- Undergraduate Professor of The Year - Honorable Mention (2004)
Academic Service
- Faculty Advisor, numerous MBA Field Study Projects (2012 to Present)
- Global Business Center Faculty Advisor, FDI Study & Market Assessment (Sponsors: Brookings, Chase Bank) (2014)
- CISB Faculty Advisor, Custom Track (2004 to Present)
- AIESEC Faculty Advisor (2013 to Present)
- Alpha Kappa Psi Faculty Advisor (2007 to Present)
- Malaysian Student Association Advisor (2013 to Present)
- UCMA Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Business Council (2008 to Present)
Courses Taught
- Applied Strategy
- Business Consulting
- Marketing
- Management
- International Business
- Information Systems
- Business Communications
- UW Extension – Foundations of Project Management (FPM)
- UW Extension – Business for International Professionals (BUSIP)
- Foster Business School Honors Required Seminar (2009 to Present)
- UW Undergraduate Honors – Scenario Planning, Global Trends (2015 to Present)