Dr. Rao received her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Irvine and her Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Rao’s research centers on the management of complex collaborations across geographical and cultural divides. Her current research focuses on how local and global pressures influence the performance of global outsourcing teams. This research examines the critical role of national culture, employee cognition, and trust in the management of global collaborations. Dr. Rao has also conducted research on how managers exchange and build trust in countries lacking institutional support. Her work has been published in management journals, such as the Journal of International Business Studies.