Dr. V. K. VIJAYAKUMAR is the Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services Limited. A highly respected figure in academic circles in Kerala, Dr Vijayakumar joined Geojit in 2010, prior to which he was working for Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur as the Head of Economics Department. Dr Vijayakumar has an MA and Ph.D in Economics from Calicut University.
Dr Vijaykumar is known for his articles on economic issues, which appears regularly in the media. He is active in discussions on economic issues in TV channels. He regularly addresses Investor Meets organized by the company and offers investment advice to both new and savvy investors.
As Chief Investment Strategist for Geojit Financial Services, Dr. Vijayakumar speaks on topics related to capital market, financial planning and wealth management, Indian and global economy, central banking with emphasis on monetary policy, Government’s fiscal policy including the budget, etc.
He was formerly working as the Expert Member, Working Group on NBFCs, Planning Board, Govt. of Kerala and has lectured at the CEU (Central European University), Budapest, Hungary as Visiting Faculty in 2006.
A keen observer of financial markets, Dr Vijayakumar has presented many Papers and delivered lectures on the capital market in national and international seminars. His Paper ‘Financial Innovations: Boons and Disasters’ was judged the best Paper in the International Conference held at Loyola College, Chennai in January 2009.
He has to his credit many presentations on Capital Market and Wealth Management, which were delivered to people across the country and West Asia. He is also a certified trainer from the UTI Institute of Capital Markets.
Dr Vijayakumar has written four books on Economics, published 210 articles and presented 12 Papers at International Seminars and 72 Papers at National Seminars. His articles regularly appear in The Hindu, Business Line, Economic Times, Business Standard, Financial Express, Outlook Money, Mint, Financial Chronicle, Moneycontrol.com etc., apart from Malayalam publications.