Established in 1970 as a not-for-profit society, the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) was set up to provide research-based inputs to industries and the government in the areas of finance and economics. Sponsored by the erstwhile ICICI Ltd, the House of Kotharis and other major industrial groups, IFMR Society was the first of its kind in Asia.
The current Board of Governors is headed by Mr R Seshasayee – Chairman, IndusInd Bank Ltd, Mumbai, and consists of Mr N Vaghul, ex-Chairman of ICICI Bank, Ms Nayantara Kothari, Director of Kothari Safe Deposits Ltd, Mr D Sundaram, Vice Chairman of TVS Capital Funds, Mr S Mahalingam, Former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & Executive Director, Tata Consultancy Services, Mr S.Krishnan,IAS, Secretary, Mi...
Established in 1970 as a not-for-profit society, the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) was set up to provide research-based inputs to industries and the government in the areas of finance and economics. Sponsored by the erstwhile ICICI Ltd, the House of Kotharis and other major industrial groups, IFMR Society was the first of its kind in Asia.
The current Board of Governors is headed by Mr R Seshasayee – Chairman, IndusInd Bank Ltd, Mumbai, and consists of Mr N Vaghul, ex-Chairman of ICICI Bank, Ms Nayantara Kothari, Director of Kothari Safe Deposits Ltd, Mr D Sundaram, Vice Chairman of TVS Capital Funds, Mr S Mahalingam, Former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & Executive Director, Tata Consultancy Services, Mr S.Krishnan,IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India and Mr Kapil Viswanathan, President of IFMR.
IFMR Society is the sponsoring body of Krea University - a state private university in Andhra Pradesh. Krea University is listed in the University Grants Commission (UGC) website.