Dr. Paluri Sheela is currently a professor and head Department of Finance and former Principal of GITAM School of Business, GITAM University, with 28 years of experience in teaching, research, and administration. She has published research articles in Finance, Insurance, Business Ethics, and Social Entrepreneurship. Her research areas include Financial Inclusion, Farm Credit, Entrepreneurship, work-life balance, Life and Health insurance, Fin-Tech, and Islamic Finance.