Dr Devendra Kodwani

Lecturer in Finance

The Open University Business School

Devendra joined the Open University Business School in 2004 as a Lecturer in Finance at the Centre for Financial Management. He was previously employed by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University and the Tolani Institute of Management Studies. His current research focuses on the evolution of regulatory institutions in India. He has also been examining the reforms in the electricity, water and telecommunications industries in both the UK and India. He is currently engaged in research on institutional endowments and regulatory capabilities in India, with other research interests covering corporate governance, management and accounting in utilities and derivatives. He is a panel member for the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) for the Professional Accountant paper, which is part of the ACCA qualification. He is also member of the International Society for New Institutional Economics, an academic member of the European Corporate Governance Institute, and a member of the Indian Society for Technical Education, India, and the American Finance Association.