Dr. C.P. Abdul Gafoor is a faculty member in Finance and Banking with over fifteen years of academic experience, following an early career in the banking industry. He holds a Ph.D. from Pondicherry University, where his research focused on board structure and bank performance.

He teaches in MBA and Ph.D. programs in Banking and Financial Technology and has served in key academic and administrative roles, including on the Governing Body of Distance Education and the Board of Studies at Pondicherry University. His research interests include corporate governance in banks, financial stability, and digital finance, with publications in peer-reviewed international journals.

Dr. Gafoor integrates tools like Python, R, LaTeX, and Power BI into teaching and research and has been recognized with a Certificate of Merit for Teaching by Pondicherry University.