Dr Arpana D. has more than 15 years of experience which is a blend of corporate and academic experience. Her passion for academics has led her into teaching assignments. She is a business management graduate from Jyothi Nivas College and completed her MBA in Finance and Marketing from The Oxford College of Business Management. She has more than 7 certifications from NSE and is SAP (FICO) certified. She did her Ph.D. from Karpagam University, Coimbatore. Her core interest lies in Strategic Finance, Capital Market and Derivatives, Risk Management Business Analytics and Strategic Brand Management. She has one minor project approved by UGC titled "A Study on Endogenous and Exogenous Factors that Affect Banking Industry". She has authored 5 books. She has 4 Indian Patents and 1 Australian patent to her credit.