Dr. K.V. Damodharan

Dr. Damodharan is Highly qualified and experienced professional  and has  over 30 years of experience  in Economic regulation, Financial analysis, Cost and Management Accounting, tariff fixing, and monitoring. He has strong background in regulatory economics, with a specialization in telecommunication and airport economic regulation and possesses postgraduate degrees in Commerce, Economics, MBA Finance, FCMA,and a Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Business Management.

Qualified COST ACCOUNTANT (FCMA) with extensive experience in the finance, economics, and regulatory areas of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Competition Commission of India (CCI), Department of Telecommunications/BSNL/TCIL, and the Airport and Railway sector he was involved in a wide range of regulatory issues.

He was trained at several prestigious international institutes, including the IIM Calcutta, Administrative Staff College of India, TEMIC Canada, Interconnect Communications Bath, UK, Nan Yang Technical University, and LIRNE Asia Singapore etc. Published many articles and served as a visiting faculty at various esteemed organizations and universities, including IIT Delhi, UPES Dehradun, IMU Chennai, and ICWAI.

Currently serves as CEO of the Blockchain for Productivity Forum (a registered trust), Chairman of Elteridium Technology  services Pvt. Ltd., and an Advisory Board member of the Power Grid Corporation of India (PSU).