Dr. Meghana Vaidya is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the School of Management at Marist University. 

Her research focuses on corporate finance with particular attention to the role of coordination and monitoring in public markets. She has empirically explored the effects of debt ownership, coordination costs, CEO control on product issuance, mergers and acquisition, loan contract and CEO dismissal. 

Prior to pursuing her doctorate degree, she worked in one of the top private sector banks of India as a wealth manager managing the banking and financial needs of high net worth individuals.