M.R. Venkatesh is a Chartered Accountant who addresses the Business concerns relating to Economic Policies, International trade and Business strategies.

M. R. Venkatesh passed Chartered Accountancy in 1992 with an all India Ranking and has been in active practice since 1993 as partner of GSV Associates, Chartered Accountants, Chennai.

M. R. Venkatesh is also a commentator on International Trade and Economic Affairs. He is also the Associate Editor of the Consolidated Commercial Digest and is a regular contributor to the prestigious publications in India.

M. R. Venkatesh has authored A Handbook on Anti-dumping, which was released by the former Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2001. He has authored a monograph on Capital Account Convertibility, which was published in July 2006 as well as one on inflation, which was published in 2007.

M. R. Venkatesh has authored a book titled Global Imbalances and the impending Dollar crisis, which was published in September 2007 in Chennai.

M. R. Venkatesh has also authored a detailed report on the farm sector in India in the context of ongoing Doha Round of negotiations and the aegis of WTO. He is a visiting faculty in various professional institutions, Chambers of Commerce and Universities.

M. R. Venkatesh is currently authoring a book titled "Sense, Sensex and Sentiments".