He is a management graduate with FCD from VTU with 14 years of qualitative experience in teaching and research, a Finance doctorate from the University of Mysore. He has taught post- graduate courses in the areas of Derivatives, Investment Management, Indian Taxation, US Taxation, Advanced Financial Management, Accounting for Managers, Cost & Management Accounting. He has to his credit 32 research papers published in peer reviewed journals. His areas of interest also include Financial Econometrics, Derivatives, Option Trading strategies and Investment Management. He is also a certified Yoga instructor from SVYASA Yoga University.