Viswanathan Raghunathan (born 1954) is an academic, businessman, author, and columnist. He is currently director of the Schulich School of Business (York University, Toronto), India (Hyderabad Campus).[1] Since 2013, for three consecutive years, Raghunathan has been featured in the list of top 50 thinkers in management across India and the Indian diaspora.[2][3] Since 2005, he is also the CEO of GMR Varalakshmi Foundation.[citation needed] Earlier he was president, ING Vysya Bank (2001–2004)[4] and managing director, GMR Industries Ltd (2007–2008), GMR Group. He has been an adjunct professor at the Bocconi University, Milan, Italy,[5] since 1990, and Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada. He taught finance and accounting at IIM, Ahmedabad[6] from 1982 to 2001, where he held various positions, including chair, of the postgraduate program.
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| Born | 19 September 1954 Ambala, Haryana, India |
| Alma mater | IIM Calcutta |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, academic, author, columnist |
| Website | www |
He is the author of Irrationally Rational (Penguin Viking, 2022), Games Indians Play (Revised Edition, Penguin, 2019), Return to Jammu (HarperCollins, 2018), The Good Indian's Guide to Queue-jumping (HarperCollins 2016), Beyond the Call of Duty (co-authored) (HarperCollins, 2015), Duryodhana (HarperCollins, 2014), Locks, Mahabharata & Mathematics (HarperCollins, 2013), Ganesha on the Dashboard (co-authored) (Penguin, 2012), Don’t Sprint The Marathon (HarperCollins, 2010), Corruption Conundrum and Other Paradoxes and Dilemmas (Portfolio, 2010), Stock Exchanges, Investments and Derivatives (co-authored) (McGraw-Hill Education (India), 2008), Games Indians Play (Penguin, 2006), Strategic Corporate Finance (co-authored) (Vision Books, 2001), Portfolio Management (co-authored) (Tata McGraw Hill, 1993), Stock Exchanges, Investments and Derivatives (Tata McGraw Hill, 1991).
Raghunathan is also a columnist of long standing, especially with The Economic Times, and has authored over 500 papers and articles[citation needed]. He also blogs for The Times of India[7] and has held a cartoon column briefly with The Financial Express in the past.[citation needed] 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 and Kashmir.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Schulich School of Business". www.schulich.yorku.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Thinkers50 India – Thinkers 50". Thinkers 50. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "2015". Thinkers. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ President, ING Vysya Bank
- ^ Adjunct Professor at the Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
- ^ Professor, IIM, Ahmedabad
- ^ The Times of India Blog
External links
edit- Chairman, GMRIT Governing Council
- Member in Inventure Academy Advisory Board
- Columnists in DNA
- Home Page of Raghunathan
- Briefing about his Books
- Papers and Journals Published
- General Articles published in The Economic Times, Times of India, Money Life, etc.
- Financial Articles published in Outlook Money, The Economic Times, Money Life, etc.