Dr Rusha Nandy
Assistant Professor, Business and Finance
Dr Rusha Nandy researches corporate governance, examining how shareholders and stakeholders influence company disclosures and financial reporting. She teaches accounting and finance, bringing training from leading business schools in Europe, the UK and the US.
Biography
Before joining the University of York Mumbai, Dr Nandy was a doctoral researcher at NHH Norwegian School of Economics, where she completed her PhD in Accounting. During her doctoral studies, she was a visiting scholar at Columbia Business School, New York.
She also holds an Advanced Master in Business Administration Research from ESSEC Business School, an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BCom in Accounting and Finance from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics.
Research
Dr Nandy's empirical research explores how governance mechanisms and investor actions shape the way companies report and disclose information.
- Corporate governance.
- Corporate disclosures.
- Shareholder activism and shareholder voting.
- Stakeholder influence on financial reporting.
Teaching
Dr Nandy teaches accounting and finance.
Professional Activities
- Ad hoc reviewer, American Accounting Association (AAA) conferences
- Member, American Accounting Association and European Accounting Association
- Open to industry collaboration and engagement
Selected achievements: Best Paper Award, Indian Finance Conference (2023); doctoral fellowships from NHH Norwegian School of Economics and ESSEC Business School; Daksha Pandya Prize for the highest aggregate marks in BCom.