B. K. Vatsaraj, popularly known as “Raju”, is the 3rd generation Chartered Accountant from the founding family and has almost 4 decades of professional experience.
He leads the audit & assurance practice at the firm.
He holds a doctorate in Finance from the University of Mumbai. He is currently a visiting faculty at SP Jain Institute of Management Studies, and has previously been the Deputy Director for Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Family Managed Business courses at S P Jain Institute, and was also a professor of Accounts at Bhavans College for over 20 years.
He serves/has served as an Independent Director on the Board of several Companies and served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of SBI Global Trade Finance Ltd., a Subsidiary of SBI.
He has previously served as the Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra’s appointed Senate Member of SNDT Women’s University for a period of 6 years up to March 2018.
He has been an advisor and a faculty at the Bombay Chartered Accountants Society’s (BCAS) Internal Audit Studies courses, a member of the Committee for drafting “Audit manual on risk-based approach”, the Chief Coordinator of a course designed by BCAS for Independent Directors Studies & Corporate Governance, a Member of Corporate Governance Committee and of the Representation and Public Relations Committee of WIRC of ICAI.
He is a regular speaker at CII, Indian Institute of Capital Markets of UTI, WIRC of ICAI, BCAS, Goa Chamber of Commerce, The Stock Exchange Ahmedabad, Forum of Free Enterprises, Rotary Club, Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce etc. and other organisations and forums.