Praveena Musunuru
Finance & Accounting
Assistant Professor
praveenam[at]iimv[dot]ac[dot]in
About
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Current Position: Assistant Professor, Finance & Accounting , Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV)
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Highest Qualification: PhD , Finance, Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam (IIMV) , 2024
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Total Experience: 6.25 years (Academia: 0.75 Industry/Other: 5.5 )
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Research Interests: Corporate Finance & Governance; Financial Regulations; Financial Markets
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Teaching Areas: Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Behavioural Finance
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Academic Profile: Finance scholar and research professional specializing in corporate governance and financial markets, with strong skills in data analytics and machine learning.
Teaching
PGP/MBA (Graduate)
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Financial Accounting |Core | Term 1, 2025–27
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Corporate Finance | Core | Term 2, 2025–27
Executive Education
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Corporate Finance | Core | E-MBA (Winter Batch) | Term 3, 2024–26
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Corporate Finance | Core | PGPMCI | Term 3, 2024–26
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Project Finance | Elective | PGPMCI | Term 3, 2024–26
Research & Publications
Journal Articles
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Musunuru, P., Jawed, M. S., and K. Krishnan (2026). “Board Independence, Promoter Influence, and Share Pledging.” Pacific-Basin Finance Journal,103059.
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Musunuru, P., and M. S. Jawed (2023). “COVID-19, Stock Liquidity, and Abnormal Returns.”Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 26(4), 1–24.
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Musunuru, P., and M. S. Jawed (2022). “The Impact of COVID-19 and Administrative Interventions on Stock Returns: New Insights from Sectoral Analysis.” Asian Economics Letters,
Working Papers / Under Review (optional)
Musunuru, P., Jawed, M. S., and K. Kolukuluri. “All Else Equal: Investor Bias Against Female Board Appointments.” Under review (R3) at International Review of Finance.
Musunuru, P., and M. S. Jawed. “Gender Mandate and Tokenism Concerns: The Role of Women Director Capital on Investor Perception.” Under review at Global Finance Journal.
Musunuru, P., Jawed, M. S., and K. Kolukuluri. “Retired Bureaucrats on the Board and Firm Performance.”
Musunuru, P., Jawed, M. S., and A. V. Tapar. “COVID-19, Administrative Interventions, and the Impact on Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure (HTL): A Multicountry Analysis.”
Services
Committees / Academic Governance
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CDS-AR (Career Development Services & Alumni Relations Committee) — Member | 2025
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NMHC (Nasha Mukt Hostel Committee) — Member | 2025
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Women’s Cell — Member | 2025
Award And Recognition
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Best Doctoral Consortium Paper Award, Pan-IIM World Management Conference (2024).
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Travel Grant, American Finance Association (AFA) (2023).
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Gold Medal, MBA (2nd Rank), IIM Visakhapatnam (2018).
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Director’s Merit List (Top 5%), IIM Visakhapatnam (2017).
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Gold Medal, B.Tech (1st Rank), JNTU Affiliated Colleges (2009).


