Personal Data

Name：Ritesh Khurana Gender：Male

Birth Date：February 27, 1984 Nationality：Indian

Research Fields: Forensic Accounting, Cryptocurrencies, Fixed Income and Commodities

Degree：Master In Business Administration (MBA) Address：Beijing Institute of Technology Apartments, Fangshan, Beijing, China

Education

l Masters in Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. completed in December 2012

l Bachelors in Business Administration from the Institute of Marketing & Management completed in 2004.

Academic Positions

Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing August 2016 – Present Accounting and Finance Lecturer

· Delivered lectures on Advanced Management Accounting, Business Finance, Introduction to Accounting, etc. 

· Supervised and provided feedback to year 4 students on their dissertations relevant to Corporate Governance, Executive Compensations and Tax Avoidance

· Actively participated in meetings to further enhance the teaching quality and proposed modifications in course materials for an effective learning experience for the students.

· Timely prepared assessments, including in the unforeseen cases where assessments were required to be delivered on ad hoc basis, and made changes in teaching methodology to better meet the needs of students.

Beijing International Vocational Education School September 2013 – June 2016 Accounting and Finance Lecturer

· Lectured financial systems and Auditing (ACCA Level), Taxation (ACCA Level), Managing financial resources and decision making, Organizational Behavior and Business environment (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics) to more than 900 students under the Higher National Diploma Program (U.K.)

· Organized an accounting workshop informing students about the different accounting and finance certificates available and their importance in the job market

· Increased the range of learning through complete classes, individual and small team instruction, and supportive education

· Maintained excellent classroom management skills and the ability to maintain students on a task

International College at Beijing, China Agriculture University February 2009-June 2012 Business Lecturer

· Taught accounting information systems, financial accounting and reporting, managing personal finance (Macroeconomics), management accounting, business accounting, business statistics, business environment, brand management, fundamentals of management and MS office to more than 700 under-graduate Chinese business students at one of the best ranking colleges for the study abroad program

· Actively involved in the collaboration of International college at Beijing with the APG Shimla University, India

· Played a key role as a team member in the successful planning and execution of a new learning system termed as  ‘Theory Integrated   Practice’

· Used behavior modification skills as a motivator for enhancing conduct and encouraging participants

· Used several teaching techniques that involved tactical, visual and auditory materials to support or simplify difficult concepts

ACE Center – University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, USA August 2007 – August 2008 Teaching Assistant

· Taught finance and accounting courses to undergraduates and graduate students

· Provided detailed feedback to students about their progress

Other Academic Position

· Taught business studies to more than 30 students under the COACE program at the Tsinghua university for a semester (Sept'09 - Jan'10)

Affiliations（note organization, year served and position）

· Member of the Institute of Management Accountants, USA since 2015

· Candidate Member of the CFA Institute, USA since 2016

Professional Certifications

· Certified Management Accountant from the Institute of Management Accountants (U.S.A.)

· Certificate in International Financial Reporting Accountant from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 2016

· Certificate in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 2018

· Certificate in Forensic Accounting from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 2020

· Certificate in Blockchain for Accounting and Financial Professionals from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 2020

· COSO Enterprise Risk Management Certificate from the Institute of Management Accountants in 2020

IMA Data Analytics & Visualization Fundamentals certificate from the Institute of Management Accountants (2020)

Passed CFA LEVEL II Exam from the CFA Chartered Financial Analysts Institute (2019)

Acadamic Conferences and other International and Domestic Professional Conferences, Meeting Presentations (for the last five years)

· Actively participated in the ACE 2018 (Indianapolis) and 2019 (San Diego) Annual Conference and Expo organized by the Institute of Management Accountants

· Attended webinars organized by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Institute of Management Accountants completed 101 credit hours in the field of Auditing, Finance, Financial Reporting, Ethics, Information Technology, Management Accounting, Leadership/Interpersonal skills, Management Advisory Services, Communications and Marketing since 2016

· Participated in 4th Value Investing Pioneers Summit organized by the CFA Society India (2020)