Dr. Riya Mehta
Designation: Assistant Professor
Biography:
Dr. Riya Mehta, Assistant Professor at Adani University, specializes in Finance. She earned her Ph.D. from the Institute of Management, Nirma University, focusing on value and size anomalies in the Indian stock market. A dedicated academic, she brings strong research insight and proven teaching abilities to the classroom. Dr. Mehta has also designed and delivered impactful Management Development Programs on Finance for Non-Finance professionals, helping participants build financial confidence and practical decision-making skills. Her initiatives consistently enhance applied learning and support professional growth across diverse industry sectors in their roles.
- Ph.D. Nirma University (2022)
- GSET (2017)
- MBA, Gujarat Technological University (2016)
- BBA Gujarat University (2014)
- Adani University (June 2022-Present),
- Amity Global Business School (Visiting Faculty)
- GLS University (Visiting Faculty)
- Financial market analysis, security analysis, portfolio management, shareholder value creation, financial reporting and analysis, Sustainability
- Jhaveri, C. A., Sood, G., & Shah, R. (2021). Efficiency assessment of Indian textile units using data envelopment and regression analysis. Indian Journal of Finance, 15(5-7), 9-25.
- Danak, D., & Shah, R. (2020). Size Effect in Indian Equity Market: Discriminant Analysis. SCMS Journal of Indian Management, 17(4), 106-122.
- Shah, R., & Shome, S. (2019). Platform economy: Evidence from Indian market. SCMS Journal of Indian Management, 16(1), 23-32.
- Chourey, V., Mehta, R., & Gautam, S. (2024, March). GRACIAS-Green Resolution in Academic Campuses for Intellectually Aware Sustainability. In 2024 1st International Conference on Cognitive, Green and Ubiquitous Computing (IC-CGU) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
- Chourey, V., Mehta, R., Sharma, N., & Gautam, S. (2024). The impact of green smart cities on socio-economic growth. In Green Computing for Sustainable Smart Cities (pp. 38-58). CRC Press.
- Chourey, V., Mehta, R., & Gautam, S. (2025). Public Health and Medical Management. In Deep Learning and Computer Vision: Models and Biomedical Applications: Volume 1 (pp. 199-216). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
- Finance for non-finance professionals (4 Batches)
- Finance for non-finance professionals customised for Adani Natural Resources (2 Batches)
- Finance for non-finance professionals customised for Mangalore Airport (1 Batch)
- Finance Beyond Basics (1 Batch)
- Awarded “Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Sanman-2012” as a meritorious student of Ahmedabad. Awarded “The Best Student of the Year” 2011-2014 of GLS Institute of Business Administration.
- Awarded “Best paper” in National Youth Summit 2017 for the paper titled “Searching Habits: An Exploratory Study of Ahmedabad Internet Users” Awarded ICSSR Centrally Administered Full-Term Doctoral Fellowship in the Year 2019-20.
