Lord Prem Sikka is Emeritus Professor at the University of Essex
He is a fierce critic of the accounting profession and it's role in enabling corporate fraud and tax avoidance.
He has written articles about;
- auditing failures,
- corporate governance failures,
- money laundering
- insolvency scandals
- tax avoidance
for The Guardian, The Independent and HuffPost.
Prem is a pioneer in the use of the media by academics.
Besides his media articles, he regularly draws attention to spurious accounting practices on Twitter (@premnsikka) and various blogging platforms.
His academic journal articles have examined the role of accounting firms in financial crises, money laundering, tax avoidance and unscrupulous wealth retention.
He write a monthly column for PQ Magazine and regularly blogs for Left Foot Forward.
A record of his contributions can be found on his parliamentary page
Srinivas Gurazada
Srinivas Gurazada (Srini), an Indian national with three decades of experience working on governance and public financial management around the world, is the Head of PEFA Secretariat and the Global Lead Public Financial Management. Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability initiative, a partnership of nine development partners, is housed in the World Bank. PEFA is regarded as a gold standard for Public Financial Management and is being used in over 150 countries.
Srini works on governance issues, ranging from;
- government budget reforms,
- public financial management,
- domestic resource mobilization,
- public sector financial reporting (IPSAS),
- Governance in Sectors (specifically health & education)
- anti-corruption policies,
- control & oversight (Internal Audit, Supreme Auditing Institutions etc)
- use of information technology for modernizing public sector.
Srini held various positions in the World Bank, as Governance Lead in Sub-Saharan Africa region responsible of Zambia, Zimbabwe & Malawi, Task Team Leader, as well as Program Manager, Global Lead Governance in Sectors, Chair of Accountability & Oversight Institutions.
Before joining Bank, as a career civil servant, Srini held key positions in Government of India as Accountant General, Director, and was deputed as Advisor to Government of Oman.
He started his professional career as a partner in a firm of Chartered Accountants before his passion for development work motivated him to move to the public sector.
Srini can be reached by email as well as on his social media channels such as Twitter (@srinivasiaas) and on Linkedin.
