Research I research topics in management accounting. In particular, I am interested in performance evaluation and incentives. I am using field experiments to understand how firms can use financial incentives and performance feedback to improve performance. I am studying how financial incentives can be used as a catlyst to form desirable habits and to harness other motivators such as peer pressure. I use analytical modeling and field data to research this topic. I am also very interested in understanding how CEO compensation affects the risk levels at banks.

Education Phd in Business, Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, June 1995 MA in Economics, Economics Department Stanford University, June 1994 MS in Statistics, Statistics Department Stanford University, June 1993 MBA, IIMA, India, March 1990 Chartered Accountancy, Madras, India, May 1988 Bachelors in Commerce, University of Madras, May 1988 Work Experience

September 1994 to present - Professor, Harvard Business School. I have taught Financial Reporting and Control (a first-year required course), Measuring and Driving Corporate Performance (a second-year elective), Management Control and Performance Measurement (a doctoral course), and several executive education courses. March 1985 to May 1988 - Audit Assistant with J. Gowrikanthan & Co., Chartered Accountants, Madras.

Balanced Scorecard, Boards of Directors, Corporate Governance, Strategy Implementation, Customer Loyalty, Accounting, Profitability, Business Schools, Business Professor, Harvard,