Dr. Jagannath obtained his doctoral degree (PhD) in the area of Finance and Accounting from the Indian Institute of Management Indore. He is a qualified Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) and Company Secretary. He has worked in banking sector prior for nine years (public sector and private banks) before pursing PhD. His research interests lie in bankruptcy and financial distress, banks, corporate governance. He has published in ABDC indexed journals and has published a case study with Ivey Publishing. He has also presented papers in several conference of national and international repute. He is also a member of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF) and the Indian Finance Association (IFA). 

• Jagannath M.V.K. & Debasish Maitra (2023). Do election cycles, political stability, and government effectiveness matter for the risk of banks? Evidence from Indian banks. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance (ABDC -A).
• Jagannath M.V.K and Raithatha M. (2022). IL&FS - A Case of Accounting Misstatement and Financial Mismanagement. Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting (ABDC - B). 
   

• Jagannath M.V.K., Debasish Maitra, “Do election cycles, political stability, and government effectiveness matter for risk performance of banks? Evidence from Indian banks.” India Finance Conference, 2021 held at IIM Bangalore (online mode).
• Jagannath M.V.K., Radha M. Ladkani, “Manifestation of the effects of financial distress on debt and investment levels of non-bankrupt competitor firms.” 1st International Research Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy, jointly held by IIM Ahmedabad and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, at IIM Ahmedabad, April 2022.
• Jagannath M.V.K., Radha M. Ladkani, “Bankruptcy Spillovers, Creditor Rights, and Stock Price Crash Risk of Non-Bankrupt Firms,” World Finance & Banking Symposium, Miami, USA, 2022.
• Jagannath M.V.K., Radha M. Ladkani, “Spillover effects of Corporate Bankruptcies: Empirical Evidence from India,” India Finance Conference, 2022 held at IIM Calcutta.
• Jagannath M.V.K., Radha M. Ladkani, “Bankruptcy filings, Reforms in Bankruptcy law and Stock Price Crash Risk of Non-bankrupt firms.” 2nd International Research Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy, jointly held by IIM Bangalore and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, at IIM Ahmedabad, February 2023.
• Jagannath M.V.K., Radha M. Ladkani, “Bankruptcy filings, Reforms in Bankruptcy law and Stock Price Crash Risk of Non-bankrupt firms.” World Finance Conference, Kristiansand, Norway, August 02 to 04, 2023.

• Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited - Bankruptcy and Resolution (2023). Richard Ivey Publishing (co-authored with Prof Radha M. Ladkani).