Tom Kirchmaier

Tom Kirchmaier is Professor of Governance, Risk, Regulation and Compliance at Copenhagen Business School's (CBS) Department of Accounting and Centre for Corporate Governance. He concurrently serves as a Professorial Fellow and Director of Policing and Crime at the London School of Economics' Centre for Economic Performance. He is also a Faculty Affiliate at LSE's Data Science Institute and member of the UK Home Office Scientific Advisory Council.

Research Interests: Kirchmaier's work empirically analyzes organizational governance using large datasets. Primary domains include:

• Law/economics intersections
• Policing systems and crime patterns
• Anti-money laundering (AML) and organised crime networks
• Corporate boards with emphasis on gender dynamics
• Risk management and compliance frameworks

Publication Trends: Recent articles (2021-2025) demonstrate strong focus on empirical crime analysis (e.g., terrorism impacts, domestic abuse recidivism) and corporate governance in banking. Methodologies leverage big data to study spatial crime patterns, behavioral economics, and organizational efficiency across financial and public sectors.

Awards:

• 2024 LSE Innovation Challenge Winner

Teaching & Advising: Supervises 1 PhD and 1 Master's student. Teaches graduate/executive courses:

• Corporate governance and finance
• MBA compliance/risk management
• Board training programs