Dr. Gaurav Jain is a tenured marketing professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he also serves as Director of Graduate (M.S.) Programs in the Lally School of Management. His research focuses on investor decision-making and investor behavior - how people evaluate risk, process uncertainty, and make financial choices under complexity. He set up and leads the Investor Behavior Lab at RPI, where his work examines the psychological forces that shape investing outcomes and the communication systems that influence trust.
Dr. Jain's research has been published in leading academic journals, including FT50 outlets, and his work has been featured in prominent media such as The Washington Post. Alongside his academic work, he advises asset management firms and fintech companies on growth strategy, investor communication, and marketing financial products in ways that build credibility while respecting the realities of regulation and risk.