R. Narayanaswamy

R. Narayanaswamy is a retired Indian accountant and educator. He was a Professor of Finance at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) between 1986 and 2021.

Education Narayanaswamy received a Bachelor of Commerce from St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, University of Madras in 1976. He subsequently became a chartered accountant in 1979. He was an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), and an Associate Member (AICWA) of Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). He obtained his Ph.D. in accounting from University of New South Wales, Sydney in 2002.

Career Narayanaswamy worked in Steel Authority of India from 1980 to 1984. He joined the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 1984 before joining Indian Institute of Management Bangalore as an assistant professor in 1986. In 2006, Business Today listed him as one of the best business school professors in India.