Chris Florakis

Professor Chris Florakis chairs Finance at the University of Liverpool Management School, specializing in corporate governance, sustainable finance, and market reactions to regulatory changes. His research examines board risk behaviors, sustainability integration in governance, and financial market responses to ESG factors.

Recent publications investigate cybersecurity risk pricing, political influences on environmental compliance, and earnings management pressures. Current projects funded by IMA Research Foundation explore sustainability risk oversight by boards and the role of CFOs in ESG crisis management.

As Editor of Corporate Governance: An International Review, he shapes scholarly discourse on governance mechanisms. Research employs empirical methods to analyze institutional investor behavior, sovereign risk impacts on sustainability commitments, and regulatory disclosure effects.