Acharya. Viral V. C.V. Starr Professor of Economics, Department of Finance Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (23rd Jan 2017 to 23 July 2019) Research Associate in Corporate Finance, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Research Affiliate, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Research Associate, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Joined Stern 2008 Short Bio Email:  vacharya@stern.nyu.edu Office: KMEC 9-65 44 West Fourth Street Suite 9-190 New York, NY 10012-1126

(NEW) Creating zombies and disinflation: A cul de sac for accommodative monetary policy, speech delivered at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) Alumni Reunion, October 20, 2019 in New Jersey, United States, and recorded as podcast for the series "Can you see it?" for the Arthniti, an initiative of students of the Department of Economics, Xavier's College, Mumbai.

Education:

• PhD          Finance, New York University Stern School of Business, 2001
• B. Tech.   Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1995

Teaches:

• Credit Risk(MBA), Nexus of Sovereign and Financial Risks (PhD)

Research Interests:

• Regulation of banks and financial institutions
• Sovereign debt and international finance
• Corporate finance
• Credit risk and valuation of corporate debt
• Asset pricing with a focus on the effects of liquidity risk