Dr. Nishi Sharma is a Professor of Finance at the Faculty of Management, South Asian University, New Delhi, with over 22 years of rich academic experience. She served for 17 years at the University Institute of Applied Management Sciences (UIAMS), Panjab University, Chandigarh, and previously held academic positions at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, IGNOU, and Meerut College. Dr. Sharma has authored over 45 research papers published in reputed journals, most of which are indexed in Scopus, ABDC, and UGC, and has presented nearly 40 papers at various national and international conferences. She has co-authored one book and co-edited two. She has successfully guided/co-guided four Ph.D. scholars and is currently supervising three more, in addition to mentoring over 90 Master's research projects. Her research contributions include two major funded projects supported by NBCFDC (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) and ICSSR, Delhi. Dr. Sharma has co-coordinated six academic programmes, including four government-sponsored training programmes and two self-financed FDP/STC initiatives. At UIAMS, she held key leadership roles such as Director, UIAMS; Chief Coordinator, MET; and Coordinator for the Ph.D. programme. She has delivered over 40 invited lectures and further enhanced her research acumen by participating in programmes at IIM Indore and IIT Delhi.