Dr. Manoja Behera is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Finance and Accounting area at Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Madurai, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance and Accounting from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He holds an M.Com. in Finance and Accounting from Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Odisha, and has qualified for the UGC-NET JRF in Commerce.

His research interests include corporate finance, commercial banking, corporate governance, and behavioral finance. He has contributed to academic research through presentations at international finance conferences and publications in international finance and economics journals. He has also served as a reviewer for two peer-reviewed international finance journals.