Ghulam Sorwar

Professor Ghulam Sorwar holds the position of Professor of Finance and Head of the Economics, Accounting and Finance Group at Keele Business School, Keele University. Previously, he served as a Lecturer at the University of Stirling and University of Wales, Cardiff, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, and Professor of Finance at the University of Salford. He earned his undergraduate degree from University College London and his PhD from Cass Business School (formerly City University Business School). Prior to academia, he worked as a Senior Investment Analyst at Abbey Life Investment Services.

His research focuses on quantitative finance topics including negative yield modeling, option pricing robustness, market risk under extreme conditions, vine copula applications, political connections' impact on firms, and comparative analysis of Islamic vs conventional banking. He has extensive teaching experience across UK and international institutions, including executive programs in Islamic Finance and derivatives in cities like Dubai and Singapore. He completed a Team Mastery coaching qualification, emphasizing experiential learning in entrepreneurial settings.

Professor Sorwar has served as external examiner for multiple universities (City University London, Glasgow Caledonia, University of Durham, etc.) and participated in numerous conferences globally. His work has been featured in media outlets such as BBC and ITV. He reviews for journals including Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization and Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting.

His teaching spans undergraduate to PhD levels, with a focus on mathematical finance and practical applications. He has advised on program validations for institutions like Bangor University and Kingston University, and contributed to grant assessments for ESRC and conferences worldwide.