John Millar

John Millar is an Assistant Professor in Accounting at Durham University Business School, appointed in September 2020. He completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh under Professors Chris Carter and David Cooper, drawing on his 24-year career as an Asian equity fund manager. His qualifications include an MBA (Edinburgh), MSc in Investment Analysis (Stirling), and BA from Oxford.

Research examines the fund management industry through sociological lenses, analyzing practices, historical narratives, and responses to ESG transitions. Current projects investigate recruitment cultures, organizational uses of history, and practitioner adaptations to sustainable finance frameworks.

Recent publications explore ESG integration challenges, investment community responses to sustainability standards, and Bourdieusian analyses of financial elites. His work demonstrates how field-level changes in sustainable finance are mediated through individual value negotiations and organizational practices.