Prof. R. Venkataraman is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India, besides being a Graduate and an Associate Member of Indian Institute of Bankers.

He has a vast experience of over thirty years in the Banking & Financial services Industry having worked for 14 years in Banking Industry which includes stints at a Private Sector Bank and a Major Public Sector Bank.

The subsequent 19 years of his Corporate Career, he spent in very Senior Positions in the India office of a Japanese Multinational Financial Services company- ORIX Corporation India Ltd, which ranks No. 345 in the Forbes List of 2000 companies in the world and having a Market capitalisation of over $22 Bn . He was Senior Vice President. He was also in the Executive Committee of ORIX India office.

He has an academic Experience of over 11 years, specialising in Finance. He has also held various Senior Leadership positions in a Major Management Institute, besides being a Faculty in the area of Finance

He also has considerable experience in delivering Lectures on various Banking, Finance & Economics topics in various external Forums like ICAI and ICSI and also in conducting Training programs for subsidiaries of Multinational Banks like Bank of America, Wells Fargo and others.

He is presently a Professor of Practice  in the area of Finance & Accounts in IILM University.