Marco Becht

Marco Becht is a Professor of Finance and the Goldschmidt Chair Professor of Corporate Governance and Stewardship at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management within the Free University of Brussels (Université libre de Bruxelles). He also serves as a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London.

• Executive Director and Founding Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
• Fellow in Financial Economics at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
• Co-founder of the Global Corporate Governance Colloquia (GCGC)

Research Interests include corporate governance, corporate finance, business history, and law and finance. His scholarly output over the past two decades reveals persistent focus on shareholder activism, stewardship, ESG, institutional investor behavior, and corporate control mechanisms.

Scientific Recognition includes:

• Fellow of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
• Fellow in Financial Economics at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Professional Engagement extends beyond academia through board membership in the Kangaroo Group at the European Parliament, advisory roles to the German Ministry of Finance, and senior academic consultancy at Oxera. His collaborative research with scholars like Julian Franks and Hideaki Miyajima demonstrates international academic partnerships.