Faculty

The finance group at London Business School has an international reputation and orientation, and is one of the largest concentrations of finance faculty worldwide. Its research and teaching regularly receives the Higher Education Funding Council's highest rating, indicating a standard of international excellence.

The faculty who teach on the Corporate Finance Modular Programme are:

Chris Higson, BA MSc PhD (London)
Teaches Module 1 
Chris Higson is Associate Professor of Accounting at London Business School, where he was for some years chair of the accounting group. Chris publishes extensively on the financial performance and valuation of firms and on accounting policy and financial governance, and he regularly comments on television, radio and in the international press on these issues. Chris' latest book is Financial Statements: Economic analysis and interpretation. Chris is a highly regarded teacher and has taught on all the major programmes at London Business School. He has also advised many of the world's leading industrial companies and financial institutions.

 

Ian Cooper, MA (Cambridge) MBA PhD (North Carolina)
Teaches Module 2
Ian is Professor of Finance at London Business School. His publications and research are in the areas of corporate finance, company financing and capital structure, derivative instruments and international finance. He consults and acts as an expert witness for numerous corporations and financial institutions on corporate finance, valuation, cost of capital, regulation and risk management. He is on the editorial boards of nine leading academic and professional journals and a winner of the Senior Executive Programme teaching award.

Henri Servaes, BBA (European University) MSIA PhD (Purdue)
Teaches Module 3
Henri is the Dick Brealey Professor of Corporate Governance at London Business School. His research and publications focus on corporate governance, IPOs, mutual funds and capital structure. Henri consults for numerous companies and is an Associate Editor of several leading finance journals.

A detailed list of London Business School´s faculty is available on the faculty and research pages