Distinguished Professor of Economics at Metropolitan State University
Chief Editor, International Review of Business and Economics
Kishore G. Kulkarni has been a Distinguished Professor of Economics at Metropolitan State University of Denver since 1989. He has also taught at the University of Colorado, University of Denver, Colorado State University and Colorado School of Mines as an Adjunct Professor. Dr. Kulkarni completed a B.A. in Economics, receiving a first rank in merit and an M.A. in Economics, receiving a second rank in merit, from the University of Poona, (now called Savitribai Phule Pune University) in India. He migrated to the U.S. in 1976 and completed an additional M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1980, he began teaching full time, his true life’s passion. His extraordinary teaching skills have led to international recognition, including a 2001 “Outstanding Teaching Award” by the Golden Key International Honor Society, inclusion of his biography in Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (1998), and the “Best Teaching Award” from the Student Economic Society in 2014. His humorous and effective teaching style have made him one of the most sought-after professors across the US and India. Dr. Kulkarni was also selected to teach on the Spring 1994 voyage of the Semester at Sea Program, and has delivered many special lectures and seminars in over 30 countries worldwide
Dr. Kulkarni is also an active researcher, and his books, chapters, and articles have received much acclaim over the course of his career. He has authored and/or edited ten books, many of which have become popular textbook choices in US and Indian universities. Most recently, the sixth edition of his macroeconomics textbook was published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company in 2019, and he co-edited a book on India, published in May 2020. Over the years, Dr. Kulkarni has authored (or co-authored) 160 refereed journal articles, all of which can be seen on www.researchgate.net. He also serves as the Chief Editor of the International Review of Business and Economics (IRBE). For his numerous research activities, Dr. Kulkarni was recognized with an “Outstanding Faculty Researcher/Scholar” Award by the Golden Key International Honor Society in 1997. In 2004, the Faculty Senate of the Metropolitan State University of Denver awarded him “Distinguished Service Award”, followed by an “Extraordinary Service Award”, awarded by the University President in 2010. In 2012, the Dean of the College of Business recognized Dr. Kulkarni as the first “Distinguished Professor” of the College. Then, in May 2017, he received the Non-Resident Indian Welfare Society’s “Pravasi Ratan” award. In March 2019, the Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD) recognized him as an “Outstanding Educator”, and the GISR Foundation in New Delhi awarded him as an “Outstanding Overseas Academician”. In 2021, he also received an award from the Indian Institute of Finance as a “Research Professor in Economics.
To carry out his research activities, Dr. Kulkarni has held visiting fellowships and grants from several institutions, including the Institute of Humane Studies in Arlington VA, the National Institute of Bank Management in Pune, the Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai, and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in Mumbai.
Dr. Kulkarni resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife Jayashree, an accounting professor, and their daughters: Lina, who works as an orthodontist and is married to Dr. Nicholas Politano; and Aditi, a business attorney married to Patrick Knight. Dr. Kulkarni and his wife are avid tennis players and have been playing together for over 42 years.
Dr. Kulkarni’s resume can be found here
