Dr. Sri Ramamoorti

Dr. Sri Ramamoorti

Sridhar Ramamoorti, Ph.D., ACA, CPA/CITP/CFF/CGMA, CIA, CFSA, CGAP, CFE, CFF, CGFM, CRMA, CRP, MAFF,  is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Accountancy and Director--Board Culture & Behavioral Dynamics at the Corporate Governance Center, Michael J. Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University.

Originally trained as a Chartered Accountant from India, Dr. Ramamoorti holds a bachelor of Commerce (BCom.) degree and a Diploma in Mathematics and Statistics from Bombay University.  After working for Ernst & Young in the Middle East, Dr. Ramamoorti came to the United States to pursue graduate studies.  Joining The Ohio State University's  Ph.D. program in Accounting & Management Information Systems, he achieved "All-But-Dissertation" (ABD) status in that discipline, before transferring to the Department of Psychology  and subsequently earning a Ph.D. in quantitative psychology. He then joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an accountancy faculty member.

After a few years, he returned to practice as a member of the Professional Standards Group of Arthur Andersen & Co. at its then Chicago world headquarters.  Subsequently, he was affiliated with the Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services (FIDS) practice of Ernst & Young before being named Sarbanes Oxley Advisor of the National EY Advisory Practices in North America. In December 2005, he was admitted as a corporate governance partner at the National Office of Grant Thornton LLP in Chicago. After a short stint as principal of Infogix Advisory Services, Infogix, Inc., he returned to academia joining the School of Accountancy at Kennesaw State University.

Possessing a blended academic-practitioner background, Dr. Ramamoorti chairs the committee for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) of Financial Executives International (FEI) and is regarded as a GRC thought leader. He also specializes in forensic accounting and holds the following  designations: Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) from the AICPA, and the Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF) from the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA).  Widely published, Dr. Ramamoorti has co-authored over 30 articles and 10 books an monographs.  He is also a prolific speaker having presented his practice-relevant research in the following countries: Brazil, Canada, France, India, Japan, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.