Dr. V. Rajesh Kumar is an M.Com. Graduate from Bangalore University. He has received his Doctorate in the area of "Strategy". While Accounting and Taxation are his areas of expertise, Finance is his area of passion. He has around 30 years of experience in teaching at graduate, post-graduate and professional levels, and has served various institutions in different capacities. He is a faculty for Strategic Financial Management at the Bangalore Branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has authored a book on Financial Management and Indirect Taxes for the requirement of Professional Courses, and co-authored text-books on "Accounting, Finance and Taxation" for the requirements of various universities. He has presented papers at various national and international conferences and published articles in reputed Journals. His paper on "Capital Asset Pricing Model" was selected for an International Conference at Harvard University, Cambridge, United States of America, during May-June 2011. Dr. Rajesh also has a rich experience in research, consultancy and training – both at the academic level and corporate level. He has conducted training programs for executives and managers of various companies like Wipro, Godrej, FCG, Honeywell, KPCL, Fouress Engineers, Triveni Engineering, Tyco Electronics, etc. in the area of accounting, finance and taxation. He is associated as resource person for the Finance for Non-finance Executives Program of the Bangalore Branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is the Founder of Vittam Pravina Gurushala (Finance Expert Academy) – an academy engaged in spreading the knowledge of finance to students, faculty, corporate and all others interested in the area of finance.