He is a tenured full professor at the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech. He has also served as interim President at another USG institution, University of West Georgia, where his one-year tenure was marked by student-success initiatives, record-breaking enrollment, and the university’s advancement into Division I athletics. Prior to his roles in Georgia, Dr. Monga was a tenured full professor at Rutgers Business School and served as the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost of Rutgers University—Newark.
Dr. Monga has published in leading marketing journals, particularly on the psychology of time and money, and has co-authored a book, “Becoming a Consumer Psychologist.” He has held journal appointments as an Associate Editor (Journal of Consumer Psychology; Journal of Consumer Research; Journal of Marketing Research) and Editorial Review Board member (Journal of Marketing; International Journal of Research in Marketing).
Dr. Monga’s teaching spans undergraduate, M.B.A., Ph.D., and executive education programs. He has received awards for his teaching and has been commended for his research excellence. In 2018, he was named a Marketing Science Institute Scholar, one of only 34 faculty selected from around the world. In addition, he has been honored with outstanding reviewer awards from the Journal of Consumer Psychology, the Journal of Consumer Research, and the Journal of Marketing. He is also a recipient of the Young Alumni Achievers Award from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, where he earned his MBA. His other degrees include a Bachelor of Technology degree from the National Dairy Research Institute in Karnal, India, and a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Minnesota.