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Kembai Srinivasa Rao is Adjunct Professor, Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM), Hyderabad. He was earlier Director, National Institute of Banking Studies and Corporate Management (NIBSCOM) at Noida. Prior to this, he was Associate Professor (Strategic Management) at the National Institute of Bank Management, Pune as an industry expert. He is a career banker with over three decades of leadership roles in banking operations in India and abroad. He was secretary to the Board of Bank of Baroda and last held the position of General Manager – Strategic Management at the Bank’s corporate office. He has been a part of several internal committees of IIBF/IBA (Indian Institute of Banking & Finance/ Indian Banks' Association). His areas of interest include corporate governance, risk management, risk-based supervision, debt resolution, and strategic management in the banking sector. His academic accomplishments include a Ph.D. in commerce from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, an MBA (finance), and an L.L.B. He teaches and is a regular speaker at national and international academic institutes.