Shagaran Rathnasamy is an Accounting lecturer and qualified Chartered Accountant (SA). He holds a Master of Accountancy and is currently pursuing a PhD in Accounting. He has over 10 years of experience in academia and his research areas include: Financial Planning, Accounting Education and E-Learning and Environmental, Sustainability & Governance (ESG) Reporting. Shagaran is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).