Professor Raghunandan's research interests span various topics related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and the measurement thereof, and firms' political and economic connections to governments. His current work focuses on the antecedents and consequences of corporate irresponsibility as well as the reporting of corporate subsidies and the consequences thereof. He received his PhD from Stanford and his undergraduate degrees from Yale. Between his undergraduate and graduate studies, he worked at the Federal Reserve.