Overview
Mohan Venkatachalam is the R.J. Reynolds Professor of Business Administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Professor Venkatachalam received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1996 and is a Chartered Accountant from India. He has worked for several years as an Accountant and Internal Auditor in India and the Middle East.
Prior to joining Duke, Professor Venkatachalam was a faculty member at Stanford University, and has taught several courses including Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis and Executive Compensation. He has published research papers on a wide range of topics in valuation, nonfinancial performance measures, accounting disclosures, derivatives and corporate governance. His most recent work involves the role of verbal and nonverbal managerial communication in financial markets. He is an Editor of the Accounting Review and serves on the Editorial Board of Review of Accounting Studies and Contemporary Accounting Research.
Prior to joining Duke, Professor Venkatachalam was a faculty member at Stanford University, and has taught several courses including Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis and Executive Compensation. He has published research papers on a wide range of topics in valuation, nonfinancial performance measures, accounting disclosures, derivatives and corporate governance. His most recent work involves the role of verbal and nonverbal managerial communication in financial markets. He is an Editor of the Accounting Review and serves on the Editorial Board of Review of Accounting Studies and Contemporary Accounting Research.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
R. J. Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Business Administration in the Fuqua School of Business
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2014 - Present
Fuqua School of Business
Professor of Business Administration
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2010 - Present
Fuqua School of Business
Recent Publications
The changing macroeconomic information content of aggregate earnings
Journal Article Review of Accounting Studies · December 1, 2025 We examine the dynamic nature of the information content of aggregate earnings. Specifically, we examine how changes in supply elasticity affect the relation between aggregate earnings and future inflation. Using total capacity utilization to capture suppl ... Full text CiteThe value of equal access to mandatory disclosure: evidence from the Great Postal Strike of 1970
Journal Article Review of Accounting Studies · June 1, 2025 How important is equal access to mandatory disclosures? We exploit the postal strike of 1970 that caused a delay in the delivery of annual reports via mail. This strike created unequal access because certain investors (e.g., institutions) had both the ince ... Full text CiteIn Some CEOs We Trust, All Others Must Disclose
Journal Article · March 11, 2025 CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Iowa ·
1996
Ph.D.
University of Madras (India) ·
1986
B.S.