CA (Dr.) Debashis Mitra

CA. (Dr.) Debashis Mitra is president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), as well as chairman ICAI Research wing, ICAI Accounting Research Foundation, and XBRL India. He is also on the board of the Indian Institute of Insolvency Professionals of ICAI and represents ICAI on key Indian government and regulatory committees.

Dr. Mitra is also on the board of the South Asian Federation of Accountants and Chartered Accountants Worldwide and has served as a member of the Confederation of Asian Pacific Accountants’ Audit Group. He is a council member of the Value Reporting Foundation and represents ICAI in the board meetings of the Pan African Federation of Accountants and Asian Federation of Accountants. In the past, he has served on various SAFA committees.

Dr. Mitra, a senior practising member, is also a Cost Accountant and Company Secretary; holds a master’s degree in Commerce; and is a Law graduate and a qualified Information Systems Auditor. With keen interest in academic research, he is a Ph.D on the topic "A Critical Study of Select Indian GAAP, US GAAP & IAS/IFRS".