C. Raj Kumar

Who is C. Raj Kumar?

Professor C. Raj Kumar is the Vice-Chancellor of O. P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, Haryana, India, and the Dean of the Jindal Global Law School, a private university, promoted by politician and businessman Naveen Jindal.

Kumar is also a member of the National Legal Knowledge Council in India. Kumar was a faculty member at the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong. He has held consultancy assignments in the field of human rights and governance. He has been a Consultant to the United Nations University, Tokyo; United Nations Development Programme; and the International Council for Human Rights Policy, Geneva. He has advised the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption in Sri Lanka and the National Human Rights Commission of India on issues relating to corruption and good governance. He also was a research fellow at the NYU Law School where he started dreaming of building a quality institution like Oxford and Harvard in India and met Professor Peter Shuck and Professor Norman Dorsen who helped him realize it.