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 also a prominent politician. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Madurai Central.[1][2]
Palanivel Thiagarajan | |
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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly MLA | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Preceded by | R. Sundarrajan |
Constituency | Madurai Central |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 March 1966 |
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Thiagarajan |
Relations | P. T. Rajan |
Children | Palani Thevan Rajan, Vel Thiaga Rajan |
Parents | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan Rukmani |
Alma mater | National Institute Of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (BTech) State University Of New York, Buffalo(PhD) MIT Sloan School Of Management(MBA) |
Website | Official Site |
Early life
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
- "Tamil Nadu - Madurai Central 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- "Elections Madurai Central Palanivel Thiagarajan". NDTV. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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- "This Former Lehman Banker Is Betting On Legacy In TN Polls". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "From Wall Street to TN assembly polls: Will Thiagarajan be able to make his mark in politics?". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "Wall Street banker P Thiaga Rajan contests elections from temple town Madurai - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- Manthan India (12 May 2015), The Collapse of Lehman Brothers - An Insider's Perspective with P T Rajan, retrieved 7 May 2016
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- "This American is part of the campaign for Madurai Central - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2016.