Educator • Advisor

Prasad Kulkarni

Chartered Accountant (CA) Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Information System Auditor (DISA – ICAI) M.Com B.Com Dip. in Industrial Electronics Pursuing LL.B. (Law)

Empowering finance professionals, founders, and leaders through practical financial education, strategic modeling, and resilient corporate governance.

2,500+

Students & Professionals Mentored

25+ Years

Finance & Leadership Experience

Top Institutes

IIT, IIM & Premier B-Schools

Enterprise Leadership • Academic Footprint

Enterprise Finance Tech Mahindra

Corporate FP&A Persistent Systems

Financial Control Gefran (India & Gulf)

Visiting Faculty IIT • IIM Tracks

Professional Training EduPristine (CPA/CMA)

Executive Acumen MIT • Balaji Institutes

Background & Operating Philosophy

With over two decades of cross-functional leadership across corporate finance, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), and operational restructuring, I bridge the gap between complex accounting theory and board-level decision-making.

Modern corporate finance shouldn’t be trapped behind academic jargon or bloated, fragile spreadsheets. Models and financial systems must serve one central mission: enabling leaders to make defensible, data-backed decisions with clarity and precision.

Corporate Leadership & Track Record

Enterprise Finance & Global Operations

Tech Mahindra • Persistent Systems

Led North America finance operations (subsidiaries & JV) under US GAAP at Tech Mahindra. Led the revenue assurance, commercial bid structuring, due diligence and financial valuation modeling for major acquisitions.

Financial Control & Restructuring

Gefran (India & Gulf) • Driptech

Served as Financial Controller overseeing capital infusion, balance sheet restructuring, treasury governance, and large-scale ERP implementations (SAP, Ramco).

Venture Building & Executive Instruction

Inspire Bookspace • Faculty Roles

Founder with practical experience in startup unit economics, cash-flow discipline, and scaling. Seasoned corporate trainer and faculty teaching CPA, CMA, and executive financial acumen across premier institutions.

Why the Academy?

Most conventional programs teach accounting as historical record-keeping. The curriculum here is designed from operational reality:

Production-Grade Modeling: Dynamic three-statement models built to survive real-world stress tests.
Applied AI: Safe workflows for data synthesis, formula auditing, and financial research.
Commercial Fluency: Helping founders, managers, and executives master runway, margins, and capital without friction.

Senior Strategic & CFO Advisory

Partnering with select growth-stage companies and institutions for fractional CFO leadership, governance, M&A due diligence, and capital planning.

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