Guru is a CA and an alumnus of IIM Bangalore. He is actively involved as a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Over the years, he has been a member of Internal Auditing Standards Board, has structured their Digital Competency Maturity Model, is on the panel for technical review of financial reports and a member of the Auditing Standards Board.

He is an advisor to a couple of universities and has authored multiple books.