Prof. Saptarshi Mukherjee teaches at ISBR Business School in Bangalore. The document discusses performance measurement and attribution for investment portfolios. It provides three examples to illustrate performance attribution: (1) excess return attribution between a managed portfolio and benchmark, (2) asset allocation contribution, and (3) security selection contribution. A summary shows the total excess return was attributed to asset allocation and security selection. Various performance evaluation measures are also outlined such as Sharpe's measure and Treynor's measure. The document concludes by demonstrating the construction of an optimal active portfolio implied by the Treynor-Black model.