Dr. Mahesh Kumar Mahandradappa is Associate Professor in the MBA Department at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar, Karnataka. He holds a Ph.D. in Financial Management from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University, Bhopal, specializing in Financial Management. With 16 years of teaching experience, he has 25+ Scopus and UGC-CARE journal publications, 20+ paper presentations in multiple prestigious conferences, and guided 250+ postgraduate projects. He has authored multiple papers and published books related to research and finance. He has received the Young Researcher Award (2022), and Researcher Excellence Award (2020). He serves as editor/reviewer in reputed journals and is a member of InSc and AIMS, contributing significantly to financial education and research.