OUR TEAM
With a global corporate career that spans more than 100 years
Meet Your
Chief Transformation Officer
Management and Faculty Team
G Kumar
Senior Transformation Catalyst
G Kumar
Senior Transformation Catalyst
A qualified CPA (USA) and ACMA with 38 plus years of Global Corporate experience in Auditing, Accounting, and Credit Control & Collection is heading the Academics team of FINSPIRE.
Kumar, famously known as GK, credits the success in his professional career from the lower ranks to the Senior Management level to his professional education and his constant quest in sharpening his saw throughout his corporate career.
A DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster), GK pursues his passion for public speaking and servant leadership since 2006 through Toastmasters International, which he believes transformed his purpose of life to identify the potential in people, & mentor them to unearth their hidden talents to be successful in whatever they pursue.
He strongly shares the belief of his close associate and founder Mr. Ganesh Vaideeswaran, that Knowledge is the only Wealth that multiplies when shared.
Ananya Shandilya
Senior Academic Advisor
Ananya Shandilya
Senior Academic Advisor
Another true representative of the current generation, Ananya is a committed and passionate individual who believes in the transformative power of education.
Ananya is a Post Graduate in Commerce apart from being a qualified CMA, CIA & a CPA of the USA. Ananya is a highly passionate individual and enjoys mentoring students and handholding them towards their goals.
Apart from the professional side, Ananya is also a very successful home baker who understands that the best way to get into someone’s heart is through her baking skills. She has a huge fan following for her creations which she markets under the brand name of Fully Baked.
R. Kalyana Sundaram
Senior Transformation Enabler
R. Kalyana Sundaram
Senior Transformation Enabler
Kalyan, as he is fondly known, is a passionate trainer and mentor with a rich experience of more than 15 years in teaching for both CPA (USA) and CMA (USA) across the globe apart from teaching for a few MBA programs in India.
A qualified CPA and CMA from the USA apart from being a qualified Chartered Accountant from India, Kalyan is also having more than 30 years of Corporate Work Experience across the globe, working for major corporates. He has worked in the field of Corporate Finance, Project Financing, Taxation, Auditing and Accounting and enjoys in sharing his experience with the students for in enriching their knowledge.
Siddharth Balasubramanyan
Senior Transformation Enabler
Siddharth Balasubramanyan
Senior Transformation Enabler
Siddharth Balasubramanyan is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a qualified CFA from USA and a Chartered Management Accountant from UK.
Currently he is working with a leading New York based investment bank. His passion for teaching drives him to train students for various finance courses such as CA, CMA of the USA and ACCA of the UK and valuation/ financial modelling courses since 2016.
Siddharth is also a passionate traveller, voracious reader, and enjoys watching movies and football on his giant screen at home during his free times
Anush Shandilya
Senior Transformation Advisor
Anush Shandilya
Senior Transformation Advisor
Anush Shandilya is a specialist Finance and Accounting Professional with a Masters in Accounting along with a CPA and CMA from the USA. With 10+ years experience in the Accounting Field, Anush is an important member in the Academic Advisory Team of FINSPIRE.
With his obsessive penchant for excellence Anush assists in creating the right deliverables to enable a student succeed in the CMA & CPA exams in style. In addition to this Anush also enjoys guiding and mentoring the students in their journey towards success. Known for his patience in dealing with students Anush is extremely popular with the student community in the field of Finance and Accounting.
Besides the above, Anush is a Musician par excellence and is very adept in playing multiple instruments in addition to being a very accomplished singer. He has won many competitions with his mellifluous voice and is a very popular figure in the music world.
Sandhya Suryanarayanan
Senior Transformation Advisor
Sandhya Suryanarayanan
Senior Transformation Advisor
Ms. Sandhya Suryanarayanan is an accomplished Finance and Accounting Professional with a Masters Degree in Commerce along with a Chartered Accountancy from India and a CPA & CIA from the USA. With rich experience having worked for the Big 4 and continuing the same with a leading CPA firm in the USA, Sandhya is also an important member in the Academic Advisory Team of FINSPIRE.
With a very strong academic background and commitment to deliver the best, Sandhya is also involved in creating the right deliverables to equip a student of the CPA / CMA to clear the exams in flying colors. In addition to the above, Sandhya also helps in the licensure process of qualified CPAs and advises them on the career opportunities and development options.
Besides the above, Sandhya loves photography and has established herself as an accomplished photographer / videographer in her group.
Avantika Shankar
Transformation Enabler
Avantika Shankar
Transformation Enabler
A true representative of the current generation, Avantika is a highly passionate finance professional whose primary interest lies in her insatiable quest to acquire knowledge.
Avantika is a Graduate in Commerce apart from being a Chartered Accountant, ACCA, CIA, and CISA from the USA. She is currently pursuing her CPA and is expected to complete the same in the next few months. She is also an All-India rank holder in her Chartered Accountancy exams.
Avantika is a very committed and passionate teacher whose main strength lies in imparting conceptual understanding on the subject. Her connection with the students of this generation is quite a treat to watch and her 24×7 accessibility for any doubts clarification makes her a favorite amongst the students.
Radhakrishna Das
Transformation Enabler
Avantika Shankar
Transformation Enabler
Mr.RK Das, as he is known in the academic circle, is working as an Assistant General Manager – Finance in a renowned Investment company yet a passionate teacher with a rich experience of more than 10 years of teaching Financial Management and Accounting extensively for budding Chartered Accountants and Cost Accountants of India.
A qualified CPA from the USA apart from being a qualified Chartered Accountant from India, Mr. Das has extended his teaching skills to the students who learn for the US CPA. An young, energetic and enthusiastic person, Mr. Das believes that every teaching assignment is a learning process for his betterment as well as for the students.
