Prof. Santosh Kathari currently working as  Assistant Professor in Department of Management Studies, CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He has been a faculty member in the Finance, Management Science area since 2013. He is pursuing Ph.D. in the area of financial inclusion at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTUA), Ananthapuramu. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of Financial Inclusion, Investment Management, Entrepreneurship, Microfinance and Women Empowerment. He has presented papers at various reputed institutions like, IIM Trichy, IIT Kharagpur and IBS Hyderabad and published 12 papers in national and international journals.