Lakshmanan Shivakumar

Lakshmanan Shivakumar is the Lord David Sainsbury of Turville Professor and Professor of Accounting at London Business School. He holds a PhD and MBA in Finance from Vanderbilt University, a BCom from the University of Madras, and a certification in Cost Accounting from India.

• BCom (Madras)
• MBA PhD (Vanderbilt)
• ACWA (India)

His research focuses on financial reporting in capital markets, market efficiency, and valuation. He has published in top-tier journals and served as Managing Editor of the Review of Accounting Studies and former editor of The Accounting Review.

In recent articles, he has explored CEO compensation practices and the accuracy of macroeconomic forecasts, emphasizing implications for corporate governance and investment strategies.

Shivakumar has held visiting positions at the University of Chicago, National University of Singapore, and other institutions. He consults for financial firms and has presented research to regulators like the African Development Bank and Federal Reserve Bank of New York.