Surya Janakiraman

Associate Professor Surya Janakiraman is an expert in Accounting at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. His research spans executive compensation contracts, cost behavior, and information technology applications in finance.

• PhD (1993) and AM (1991) from University of Pennsylvania
• MBA (1985) from Indian Institute of Management
• BTech (1981) from Indian Institute of Technology

His work focuses on:

• Design of executive compensation contracts
• Cost behavior and cost management
• Performance measurement systems
• Impact of regulation on financial disclosures
• Technology adoption in business processes

Recent publications examine corporate governance frameworks, audit fee dynamics, and cost stickiness phenomena, with methodological expertise in empirical accounting analysis and multi-criteria decision modeling. Scientific recognition includes the 1998 Financial Executives Research Foundation grant. His teaching portfolio covers managerial accounting, business valuation, and empirical research methods.