Bobby V Reddy

Professor Bobby V Reddy is the Churchill College Professor of Corporate Law and Governance and J M Keynes Senior Fellow in Financial Economics at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Law. He holds academic roles as a Fellow and Director of Studies at Churchill College, alongside affiliations with the University of Notre Dame and University of Melbourne. Previously a corporate partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, he specialized in mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and cross-border transactions. His research focuses on corporate governance, dual-class stock dynamics, and the health of financial markets, with a particular emphasis on the London Stock Exchange.

Education: He holds BA, MA, LLM, and PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge, and is qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and the State Bar of California. His interdisciplinary work bridges legal, financial, and regulatory domains, addressing topics like SPACs, executive compensation, and pension model impacts on equity markets.

Research Interests: His work examines corporate governance reforms, regulatory policy, and the real-world implications of legal frameworks on market efficiency. Key areas include dual-class stock evolution, private equity valuation methodologies, and the comparative analysis of regulatory paradigms across jurisdictions. He authored Founders Without Limits: Dual-Class Stock and the Premium-Tier of the London Stock Exchange (2021), and frequently contributes to policy debates through media outlets like the Financial Times and Bloomberg.

Professional Contributions: He has served on the board of Tomorrow's Company, a corporate governance think-tank, and advises on innovation policy. His research highlights include analyzing the UK’s stock market decline and proposing pension model reforms. He co-authored Selling Less of the Family Silver (2024), a policy manifesto for UK industrial strategy.

Affiliations: Active in academic networks such as the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), he previously edited the Journal of Corporate Law Studies. His current roles combine legal scholarship with practical insights from decades in corporate law practice.