Palanivel Thiagarajan

P. T. R. Palanivel Thiagarajan is an Indian politician. He is the son of the late P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan, also a politician. His grandfather, P. T. Rajan, was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from 4 April 1936, to 24 August 1936.[1][2] He was also the last President of the Justice Party.. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Madurai Central.[1][2]

Palanivel Thiagarajan
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly MLA
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byR. Sundarrajan
ConstituencyMadurai Central
Personal details
Born (1966-03-07) 7 March 1966
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)Margaret Thiagarajan
RelationsP. T. Rajan
ChildrenPalani Thevan Rajan, Vel Thiaga Rajan
ParentsP. T. R. Palanivel Rajan
Rukmani
Alma materNational Institute Of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (BTech)
State University Of New York, Buffalo(PhD)
MIT Sloan School Of Management(MBA)
WebsiteOfficial Site

Early life

Following his schooling at The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Thiagarajan graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (formerly, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli). He obtained a master's degree in Operations Research and a Ph.D. in Human Factors Engineering / Engineering Psychology at State University Of New York, Buffalo. He then completed his Master Of Business Administration in Financial Management at MIT Sloan School Of Management.[3]

Career

He began his career in 1990 as an independent consultant in Operations and Systems Improvement.

He joined Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2001 as Trader and Co-Portfolio Manager - Firm Relationship Loan Portfolio.[4][5] He quit Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. as Head Of Offshore Capital Markets in the year 2008.[6][7]

He then worked for Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore in the Global Capital Markets division. He quit Standard Chartered Bank as Managing Director, Financial Markets Sales in the year 2014.[8]

Personal life

He married Margaret Thiagarajan and has two sons, Palani Thevan Rajan and Vel Thiaga Rajan.[9]

References
  1. "Tamil Nadu - Madurai Central 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. "Elections Madurai Central Palanivel Thiagarajan". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. Basu, Soma (5 October 2017). "Unlike a politician". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  4. "This Former Lehman Banker Is Betting On Legacy In TN Polls". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. "From Wall Street to TN assembly polls: Will Thiagarajan be able to make his mark in politics?". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  6. "Wall Street banker P Thiaga Rajan contests elections from temple town Madurai - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  7. Manthan India (12 May 2015), The Collapse of Lehman Brothers - An Insider's Perspective with P T Rajan, retrieved 7 May 2016
  8. Murali D (13 November 2014), Dr P T Rajan, Former Managing Director, Financial Markets, Standard Chartered Bank, retrieved 7 May 2016
  9. "This American is part of the campaign for Madurai Central - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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