Dr. Sharada Sridhar

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sharada Sridhar is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business. Her research interests lie in household health finance, specifically studying the impact of credit contract structures on income, consumption, and liquidity among poor borrowers. She is also interested in understanding the effects of hospital funding on the efficiency of access to healthcare for indigent populations. Professor Sridhar teaches the core course Financial Management at Scheller. She earned her doctorate from Columbia Business School in 2023. Previously, she received a Master's in Mathematics from New York University and a B.A. in Economics and Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley. Additionally, she has worked as a research assistant and dissertation fellow at the Federal Reserve Board.

Research Interests

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.