He has also held visiting positions at the Department of Economics at Santa Clara University, USA, and the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.Prof.Thampy’s areas of interest are Corporate Finance, Financial Risk Management, Industrial Economics, Banking, and Regulation. Prof. Thampy received a Doctorate at Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA by specializing in Economics and master degree Jawaharlal University, New Delhi.