About
Dr. Giulia Fantini is a Lecturer in Finance and Accounting at the School of Management, Swansea University, where she joined in January 2015. She holds a prestigious Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy (since 2019) and serves in key leadership roles including Chair of the Examinations Scrutiny Committee (since July 2018) and the University's Academic Integrity Cases Officer (since April 2023).
Dr. Fantini earned her European PhD in Economics in April 2014 from the University of Ferrara, Italy, in conjunction with Bayes (formerly Cass Business School), London, United Kingdom. Prior to her academic career, she gained over 5 years of industry experience as a Chartered Accountant and qualified Auditor in Italy and Luxembourg.
Her research expertise spans executive remuneration, corporate disclosures, corporate governance, SMEs, climate change in finance and accounting, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) categories. Dr. Fantini is particularly interested in the intersection of corporate leadership and ESG transformation, utilizing big data and AI/Machine Learning approaches in her research. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in financial reporting and management.
Analysis of Dr. Fantini's recent publications reveals a strong focus on ESG integration in financial decision-making, corporate governance structures, and the application of advanced analytical methods to traditional finance problems. Her work increasingly addresses the challenges of sustainable finance and climate change adaptation in business contexts.
Dr. Fantini has received notable recognition for her research, including:
- A Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy (2019)
- A British Academy Leverhulme Small Research Grant for her project "Uncovering the 'unknown unknowns' of managerial alignment in multistakeholder capitalism through machine learning approaches" (2023-2024)
- UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council Grant for "CEOs and ESG transformation" (2023)
As an active supervisor, Dr. Fantini currently leads three PhD students researching topics including financial sustainability in charitable organizations, gender diversity and sustainability agenda, and CEO risk-taking incentives. She previously supervised a PhD that was awarded in 2022 on "The Importance of the Tone and Readability of Reported Narratives: Evidence from UK FTSE 350 Companies." Her teaching expertise includes designing and delivering modules on Financial Accounting, Sustainable Financial Reporting, and International Financial Management, with a particular emphasis on integrating sustainability principles into accounting education.
Dr. Fantini collaborates with researchers across Europe and has participated in Erasmus+ staff mobility programs with Otto-von-Guericke Magdeburg University and the Halle Institute for Economic Research in Germany (2019). Her practical industry experience enriches her academic work, creating valuable connections between theory and real-world financial practice.
