PROFILE OF DR. APURVA PRADEEP JOSHI

Dr. Apurva Joshi heads the Technology & Due Diligence practice of Riskpro Management Consulting Private Limited. Due to her efforts today Riskpro is considered to be one of the top 10 Forensic Accounting Firms in the country. Dr Apurva is one of the Youngest Certified Forensic Accounting Professionals and Certified Fraud Examiner in the country. She is a Certified Management Consultant from IIM Bangalore. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Expert, Certified Bank Forensic Accountant and Certified Vigilance & Investigation Expert. Apurva is awarded Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from University of South America and University of Asia. She also has completed a Certificate Course from TATA Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Organization Development, Change and Leadership (ODCL) in Civil Society Organizations in .

Before joining Riskpro, Apurva owned a startup called Fraudexpress which was started in and was later merged in Riskpro. Fraudexpress was the first digital anti-fraud media which aimed to bring the contribution of anti-fraud experts in front of the society. Apurva, through Fraudexpress, designed 4 courses for the University of Solapur which are Diploma in Forensic Accounting, Diploma in Fraud Risk Management, Certification in E-commerce Management, Diploma in Supply Chain Management thus Solapur University became first University to launch diploma level program in forensic and fraud risk management. Her Success story as a Woman Entrepreneur and her startup journey was covered in the book titled “Arise, Awake” written by famous management stories author Ms Rashmi Bansal. This book was later translated in Korean Language and was Amazon Best Seller for the years 2015 & 2016.

Apurva is a notable woman figure in the corporate world and occupies the position of an independent director at Quickheal Technologies Limited which is biggest Information Security Company of India and at Minda Rinder which is a leading Multinational Automobile Component company. She is involved in discharging duties and responsibilities of important committees of companies such as Audit, Nomination & Remuneration, Stakeholders Grievance, Corporate Social Responsibility, etc.

Apurva being the youngest fraud examiner in India is an expert and authority on Forensic Accounting, Anti-money Laundering, Fraud, Corporate Governance, Due Diligence, Compliance, Risk Management, Auditing, Private Investigations and Litigation Support. She authored a book called Students Handbook on Forensic Accounting understanding the need

Updated as on 2nd October 2019 to educate students as to how the forensic accounting term in India was coined and other important literature making available to the students. This book was one of the best sellers of the year 2012 on Flipkart in accounting category. Courses offered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India endorse this book as the reference book on Forensic Accounting.

Apurva has worked on various research projects with latest trends in forensic accounting and in addition to the topical research reports like Early Warning Signals of Corporate Frauds, Insurance Frauds and Banking Frauds. In the career as a Forensic Accountant she investigated the frauds worth at least INR 30,000 crores. As a part of Riskpro she works not only in India but she worked in Dubai and Thailand on the independent due diligence investigations. She was the Joint Venture partner of the Worlds 8th Largest Accounting Firm Crowe Horwath.

Apurva is the major force behind the partnership of NSE (National Stock Exchange) Academy and Riskpro. She proposed four courses viz Certified Banking Forensic Accountant (CBFA), Certified Forensic Accounting Professional (CFAP), Certified Insurance Fraud Professional (CIFP), Certified Stock Market Frauds Professional (CSMFP); thus, NSE Academy being the first Government Institution to launch Certifications in the education of Forensic Accounting and Riskpro being the only Indian company to get the recognition for its IP from NSE Academy.

Apurva is been part of Institute of Directors (IOD). She is the Fellow Member of IOD; She is an Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India (IMCI). She has received a prestigious “Tarun Tejankit” award in March 2019 from Indian Express Loksatta for her notable work in the field of Forensic Accounting, Banking Frauds and Anti-Money Laundering. She has received awards such as Woman Leader of the Year 2018 and Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 from the different forums promoting women leadership and entrepreneurship. She is named by Hindustan Times in the “30 Under 30” category for her distinguished work in the distinguished field.

She is interviewed on Radio MY 95 FM under the series “Ek Mulakhat”, she was mentioned on one of the shows of Akashvani for her distinguished work. She was invited and interviewed at one of the prestigious platforms- IIT Bombay Alumni Association. She was invited as the Chief Guest at one of the major initiatives of Times – Times Group which is Make In Kolhapur. She is one of the features of “NavDurga” issue during Navratra by Maharashtra Times. She visited “Swiss India Chamber of Commerce” event as a Chief Guest to contribute on the risks and mitigation of risks/fraud incidences in Swiss companies established in India.

Apurva is regularly cited as the expert in local newspapers such as Sakal, Sanchar, Loksatta, Divya Marathi, Maharashtra Times and Lokmat; quoted in Outlook Money, Economic Times, Times of India, Woman at Work, TechStory, Mint, Yo!Success, Insights Success, RegtechTimes, Indian Express, Mitrangan etc. She is also invited to the Breakfast Interview session by ABP Majha on the day of ABP Majha’s 12nd anniversary. She is one of the authors for The Tilak Chronicle ViewsPortal Platform where she writes on the topical issues. She was the Chief Guest to the 75th Foundation Day Celebration at Jnana Prabodhini. She is involved

Updated as on 2nd October 2019 in various activities of Confederation of Indian Industries, Institute of Directors, Institute of Management Consultants of India, Indiaforensic Centre of Studies and Pune International Centre (PIC- a Pune based Think Tank).

Updated as on 2nd October 2019