Syed Zaidi

Syed Zaidi is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Staffordshire University's Digital, Tech, Innovation & Business School. He holds a PhD from Loughborough University, where his research focused on corporate governance and board dynamics. His expertise includes corporate finance, financial accounting, and quantitative research methods like STATA and SPSS. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and affiliated with the British Accounting and Finance Association.

Education:

• PhD in Corporate Governance (Loughborough University)
• MSc Finance (Lancaster University)
• MBA (Banking & Finance, Lahore School of Economics)
• BBA (IT with Finance Specialization, University of the Punjab)

Research Focus: Investigates board composition, director busyness effects on firm performance, and gender diversity in corporate governance. Uses dynamic panel data models (GMM, fixed/random effects) to analyze governance mechanisms and audit committee roles. Current projects explore multiple board positions in UK firms and ethnic/national diversity impacts.

Teaching Portfolio: Delivers modules across levels 4-7 including Financial Accounting, Advanced Corporate Finance, Management Control Systems, and supervises MSc Finance projects.

Professional Contributions:

• Member: American Finance Association, International Corporate Governance Society
• Research Excellence Framework 2021 contributor (University's 'World Leading' rating)