Mohan Venkatachalam

Mohan Venkatachalam is the R.J. Reynolds Professor of Business Administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1996 and is a Chartered Accountant from India. He has worked as a Business Accountant and Internal Auditor in India and the Middle East. Before joining Duke, he was a faculty member at Stanford University and has taught courses including Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Equity Valuation, and Executive Compensation. His research interests include Financial Reporting and Financial Statement Analysis. He has published research on valuation, verbal and nonverbal communication, nonfinancial performance measures, accounting disclosures, derivatives, and corporate governance. He was an Editor of the Accounting Review and has served on the Editorial Boards of The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, and Contemporary Accounting Research.

Mohan Venkatachalam is a researcher at Duke University focusing on financial reporting, corporate governance, and their impact on firm performance. His work explores how managerial behavior, such as affective states and communication, influences financial outcomes. Venkatachalam also investigates the role of accounting discretion, financial transparency, and disclosure practices in shaping market perceptions and firm value. His research spans topics like accruals mispricing, value-relevance of disclosures, and the implications of financial reporting quality on stock price volatility. He has examined the effects of regulatory disclosures on market reactions and the relationship between earnings, cash flows, and equity value. His studies contribute to understanding how financial information is communicated and interpreted in capital markets.