Kumar Venkataraman is Professor of Finance and Maguire Chair in Energy Management at the Cox School of Business, where he directs the Maguire Energy Institute and the Kyle Miller Energy Management Program. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from Arizona State University and chaired the Finance Department from 2012–2015. From 2017–2021, he served on the SEC’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee. His research on market microstructure and trading appears in leading academic finance journals and is referenced in major regulatory filings. He consulting clients include FINRA, the US CFTC and the U.S. Department of Justice, among others.