Selected Presentations
Faleye, O. (Presenter & Author), Krishnan, K. (Author Only), Australasian Finance & Banking Conference, "Risky Lending: Does Bank Corporate Governance Matter?,” Sydney, Australia. (December 2010).
Krishnan, K. (Author Only), Financial Management Association annual meetings, "Investment Banks in Dual Roles: Acquirer M&A Advisors as Underwriters,” Financial Management Association, New York. (October 2010).
Krishnan, K. (Presenter & Author), Financial Intermediation Research Society Annual Meetings, "How Does Venture Capital Financing Improve Efficiency in Private Firms? A Look Beneath the Surface,” Financial Intermediation Research Society, Florence, Italy. (June 8, 2010).
Krishnan, K. (Author Only), Financial Management Association annual meetings, "Advisor Skill and Acquisition Performance: Do Investment Bankers Make a Difference?," Financial Management Association, Reno. (October 2009).
Krishnan, K. (Presenter & Author), Northern Finance Association Annual Meetings, "Advisor Skill and Acquisition Performance: Do Investment Bankers Make a Difference?,” Northern Finance Association, Niagara-on-the-Falls. (September 2009).
Krishnan, K. (Author Only), Symposium on the Economics and Law of the Entrepreneur, "How Does Venture Capital Financing Improve Efficiency in Private Firms? A Look Beneath the Surface.," Searle Center for Law at Northwestern University, Chicago. (June 2009).
Krishnan, K. (Author Only), Western Finance Association Annual Meetings, "How Does Venture Capital Financing Improve Efficiency in Private Firms? A Look Beneath the Surface.," Western Finance Association, San Diego. (June 2009).
Krishnan, K. (Author Only), Eastern Finance Association annual meetings, "Advisor Skill and Acquisition Performance: Do Investment Bankers Make a Difference?," Eastern Finance Association, Washington DC. (April 2009).
"How Does Venture Capital Financing Improve Efficiency in Private Firms? A Look Beneath the Surface." Triangle Census Research Data Center Conference at Duke University, Durham. Also presented at Financial Management Association Annual Meetings (2008), Dallas; NBER Entrepreneurship Working Group Seminar (2008), Cambridge (MA); and Northern Finance Association Annual Meetings (2008), Calgary.
"Heterogeneous Beliefs, Short Sale Constraints, and the Economic Role of the Underwriter in IPOs." Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS) Conference (2008), Anchorage (Scheduled). Also presented at Financial Management Association Annual Meetings (2007), Orlando; and Eastern Finance Association Annual Meetings (2007), New Orleans.
"CEO Dismissal Timing and Costs of Delayed Action: Do Some Boards Act Too Late?" Western Finance Association Annual Meetings (2007), Big Sky. Also presented at London Business School Private Equity Symposium, London (UK); European Finance Association Annual Meetings (2007), Ljubljana; Northern Finance Association Annual Meetings (2007), Toronto; Financial Management Association Annual Meetings (2007), Orlando; and Eastern Finance Association Annual Meetings (2007), New Orleans (Winner of the Outstanding Corporate Finance Paper Award).
"Universal Banking, Private Information, and Incentive Problems: What Do Ex-Post Lending Patterns Tell Us?" Northern Finance Association Annual Meetings (2007), Toronto (Winner of the Best Doctoral Student Paper Award). Also presented at European Finance Association Annual Meetings (2006), Zurich; Eastern Finance Association Annual Meetings (2007), New Orleans; and Financial Management Association Annual Meetings, Doctoral Consortium & Special Session (2006), Salt Lake City.
"The Choice Between Mandatory and Ordinary Convertibles: A Risk Management Perspective." Financial Management Association Annual Meetings (2003), Denver. Also presented at Eastern Finance Association Annual Meetings (2003), Orlando.
Industry and Academic Experience
Prior to joining Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Professor Krishnan worked as instructor and graduate assistant at Boston College's Carroll School of Management.
In India, Professor Krishnan worked as management trainee in the Power Project Development at Larsen and Toubro Limited in Mumbai. He also worked as a software engineer at Mahindra British Telecom in Pune, India.
Professional Services
Professor Krishnan is a member of several professional organizations, including Western Finance Association (WFA), European Finance Association (EFA), American Finance Association (AFA), Financial Management Association (FMA), and United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE). He has also worked as a reviewer for the Journal of Corporate Finance and the Journal of Economics and Business.
Recent Press
"Benefits of a Better Image", Financial Times, June 19, 2006.
"Study Finds Link Between Delayed CEO Ousters And Bankruptcy", Dow Jones Newswires, April 30, 2007.
"Early CEO Dismissal Helps Avoid Bankruptcy, Study Finds", Bloomberg, May 02, 2007.
Mailing Address
Karthik Krishnan
419 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000