Lata Chakravarthy
Adjunct Faculty, Finance
Background:
Lata Chakravarthy brings a rich blend of industry and academic experience spanning over four decades. With a strong academic career, she has
also steered a leading business school as Director & Campus Head, contributing significantly to the educational landscape.
Courses Taught at MYRA:
• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
Education:
• Ph.D. in Management, Bangalore University
• CFA, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India
• CAIIB, Indian Institute of Bankers
• MBA (Finance), Osmania University, Hyderabad
• B.Com., St. Francis College, Hyderabad
Adjunct Faculty:
• IIM Bangalore (over 12 years)
• IIM Indore (2015)
• IIM Visakhapatnam (2020)
• IIM Nagpur (2022)
• IIM Shillong (2018 onwards)
Consulting Experience:
• Short-term consulting assignments for the World Bank
• Consulting project for IIT, Gandhinagar
• Finance Expert for NHAI Highway projects, undertaken by Secon P Ltd., a Geospatial and multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm.
Teaching Interests:
• Financial Reporting & Analysis
• Cost Management & Cost Leadership
• Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
Research Interests:
• Financial Accounting
• Infrastructure Financing
Training & Consulting Interests:
• Fundamental Analysis
• Understanding Business Performance through Financial Reports
• Finance for Non-Finance Executives
• Cost Management & Cost Leadership
Certifications
• Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigation, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, 2017
Publications
1. Iyer, S. V., & Chakravarthy, L. (2022). Examination of the convergence route to IFRS reporting and disclosure. Corporate Governance and Sustainability Review, 6(1), 32–45. https://doi.org/10.22495/cgsrv6i1p4
2. Edited books:
• Benchmarking: Concepts and Cases, ICFAI Books, The ICFAI University Press, 2006
• Foreign Direct Investment in India, ICFAI Books, The ICFAI University Press, 2005
Positions Held
1. Member, Board of Studies, Dayanand Sagar University, Bangalore (2018-2020)
2. Member, Board of Governors, ICFAI University, Jharkhand (2010-12)
3. Member, Board of Governors, IBS Alumni Federation (2010-12)
4. Member, Board of Governors, The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) (1993-96)
5. Member, Academic Council, ICFAI (1996-99)