Eilís Ferran

Professor Eilís Ferran is a Professor of Company & Securities Law at the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Law and an Emeritus Fellow of St Catharine’s College. She serves as Provost of the Gates-Cambridge Trust, overseeing postgraduate scholarships, and previously held strategic roles including Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Institutional and International Relations (2015–2021). Her research focuses on corporate finance law, EU financial regulation, and company law reforms, with notable contributions to Brexit’s impact on financial services and post-crisis regulatory frameworks. She co-authored Principles of Corporate Finance Law (OUP, 2023) and edited The Oxford Handbook of Financial Regulation (2015).

• PhD, MA, Solicitor
• Non-executive directorships: Euroclear Holding SA/NV, Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology
• Awarded Fellow of the British Academy and Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple

Her research interests emphasize regulatory modernization, cross-border corporate governance, and financial stability. Recent work addresses post-Brexit regulatory challenges, shareholder engagement mechanisms, and ESG integration in corporate law. She advises UK parliamentary committees and served on the European Banking Authority’s Stakeholder Group.

Publications highlight transformative topics like legal capital reforms, banking union dynamics, and crisis-driven regulatory architecture. Her work bridges academic rigor with policy impact, shaping EU and global financial governance standards.