Professor Srivastava is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Statistics, University of Toronto. He received his B.Sc. at Lucknow University in India, and his PhD at Stanford University. He came to the University of Toronto in 1963, and has remained there since, with visiting appointments at Princeton, the University of Connecticut, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and the Indian Statistical Institute.

A prolific researcher with a very broad range of interests, combined with a deep knowledge of statistical mathematics, Professor Srivastava is widely recognized as a leader in multivariate statistics, sequential analysis and the theoretical treatment of quality control procedures. He has made significant advancements in the use of refined approximations in multivariate inference, with attention to problems of missing data and outliers. Currently, he is engaged in developing a rigorous theory for the analysis of high dimensional data.

He has contributed to the profession through the supervision and training of over 20 PhD students and post-doctoral fellows; as a member of the editorial boards of several international journals; and through service on NSERC grant selection and high level award committees.

Professor Srivastava is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, and a Member of the International Statistical Institute. In 2002 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Statistical Society of Canada.