Viswanathan Raghunathan

Dr. Viswanathan Raghunathan
Born (1954-09-19)19 September 1954
Ambala, Haryana, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater IIM Calcutta
Occupation CEO, Academic, Author, Columnist
Spouse(s) Meena Raghunathan
Website www.vraghunathan.com · blog

Dr. V. Raghunathan (born 1954) is an academic, author, columnist, hobbyist and a CEO. He is currently, Director, Schulich School of Business (York University, Toronto), India (Hyderabad Campus).[1] Since 2013, for three consecutive years, Dr. Raghunathan has been featured in the list of top 50 thinkers in management across India and the Indian disapora.[2][3] Since 2005, he is also the CEO of GMR Varalakshmi Foundation.[4] Earlier he was President, ING Vysya Bank (2001-2004)[5] and Managing Director, GMR Industries Ltd (2007-2008), GMR Group. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the Bocconi University, Milan, Italy,[6] since 1990, and Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada. He taught finance and accounting at IIM, Ahmedabad [7] from 1982 to 2001, where he held various positions, including Chairman, Post Graduate Programme. He is the co-author of Beyond the Call of Duty (HarperCollins, 2015), and has authored Duryodhana (HarperCollins, 2014), Locks, Mahabharata & Mathematics (HarperCollins, 2013), Ganesha on the Dashboard (Penguin, 2012), The Corruption Conundrum And Other Paradoxes And Dilemmas (Penguin, 2010), Don’t Sprint The Marathon (HarperCollins, 2010), Games Indians Play (Penguin, 2006), and several other books on Corporate Finance. Raghunathan is also a columnist of long standing, especially with The Economic Times, and has authored over 500 papers and articles. He also blogs for The Times of India [8] and has held a cartoon column briefly with The Financial Express in the past. A graduate of Panjab University, Chandigarh, Raghunathan obtained his doctorate in finance from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Raghunathan is a Tamilian, born and brought up in Punjab and Haryana, and spent much of his early schooling in Jammu & Kashmir.

References

  1. ↑ "Schulich School of Business". www.schulich.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Thinkers50 India - Thinkers 50". Thinkers 50. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  3. ↑ "2015". Thinkers. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  4. ↑ CEO, GMR Varalakshmi Foundation
  5. ↑ President, ING Vysya Bank
  6. ↑ Adjunct Professor at the Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
  7. ↑ Professor, IIM, Ahmedabad
  8. ↑ The Times of India Blog
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