Rajat Panwar (phonetically R-uh-j-uh-t P-un-w-aa-r) is an Associate Professor of Responsible Business Practices at Oregon State University with affiliations in the College of Forestry and the College of Business. A native of India, Rajat moved to the US in 2004 to pursue graduate studies. He has earned two doctoral degrees and his current research focuses on workforce diversity, corporate transparency, and nature-based climate solutions. He advises global companies and multilateral agencies on these and related topics. Rajat's work has been published in a wide variety of outlets including Harvard Business Review and has been cited in Forbes, NPR, and the Guardian.