Anette Mikes

Anette Mikes is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School and a Hertford College Fellow. She specializes in risk management, corporate governance, and sustainability, with a focus on the intersection of ethics and organizational control systems. Her research explores how risk frameworks shape corporate decision-making, particularly in climate change and decarbonization contexts.

Education:

• PhD in Accounting from the London School of Economics (2005)
• Pre-doctoral work in the City of London (2006–2007) studying Chief Risk Officer roles

Research Interests:

• Behavioral approaches to risk management
• Management control systems for sustainability
• Ethics in corporate governance
• Decarbonization strategies in heavy industries

Her 2012 Harvard Business Review article (with Robert Kaplan) on risk frameworks remains influential, while her documentary on the Kursk submarine disaster highlights crisis management failures.

Awards:

• 2025 Honorary Doctorate from Uppsala University
• 2017 ACA Prize for Risk Management Contributions
• 2014 Global Risk Forum Film Award

Key Contributions:

• Co-developed Harvard’s Risk Management executive program
• Leads research on ‘Values at Risk’ and corporate purpose
• Published widely on climate risk governance and ethical leadership

Her recent work emphasizes decarbonization strategies and moral accountability in business, bridging accounting practices with environmental and ethical imperatives.