Hassan Yazdifar

Hassan Yazdifar is Professor and College Head of Research and Innovation at the University of Derby's College of Business, Law and Social Sciences. His research examines corporate governance, risk management in banking, Islamic finance, and sustainability reporting. Recent publications analyze board gender diversity impacts on financial decisions and multi-criteria frameworks for environmental accounting.

Dr. Yazdifar's work combines econometric analysis with institutional theory to study emerging markets. Current projects investigate non-traditional banking models, CEO characteristics in SDG reporting, and Sharia-compliant risk assessment. He serves on editorial boards for finance and accounting journals and leads research initiatives on fintech regulation.