Dr. Raghunathan Venugopalan
Dr. Raghunathan Venugopalan
ACCI Department Chair - Associate ProfessorAccounting and International BusinessBiography
Dr. Venugopalan joined UHD in Fall 2019. He has earlier taught at the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Texas at Arlington. His primary research interest is to develop analytical models based on information economics to accounting issues. He has published papers in the Journal of Accounting Research on hedge disclosures, accounting for intangibles, conservatism and the frequency of financial reporting. He enjoys teaching financial and managerial accounting to undergraduate and graduate students. He considers himself fortunate to have had great colleagues and students.
Degrees Earned
| Degree | Instituition | Year |
| B. Tech Mechanical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India | 1988 |
| MBA | Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta | 1990 |
| Ph.D. in Business Administration with Accounting Major | University of Minnesota | 2001 |
Professional Certification
Certified Management Accountant
Courses Taught
ACC 2302 Managerial Accounting
MBA 6302 Managerial Accounting and Budgeting
ACC 3302 Intermediate Financial Accounting
Experience Qualifications
Industry Experience
Internal Auditor at ITC Limited, a diversified firm operating in the tobacco, hotel and foods industries.
Consultant at AF Ferguson and Co, an accounting firm.
Assistant Manager at Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd, a financial services firm.