Sonia Brandon

Dr Sonia Brandon is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Head (Academic) in the Accounting and Financial Management Subject Group at the University of Portsmouth's Faculty of Business and Law. She is affiliated with the Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Finance and holds professional qualifications as a Chartered Accountant through the ACCA.

Her research focuses on corporate governance, particularly institutional shareholders' preferences, audit environments, board diversity, and social capital. She has published work on institutional shareholders' impact on corporate governance and their interactions with proxy advisory services.

As an educator, she teaches Auditing at level 6 and supervises PhD, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate dissertations. Her prior teaching includes modules on Corporate Governance, Financial Crime, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Advanced Financial Management.

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Dr Brandon's industry experience spans roles at GE and First Choice Plc, where she managed teams and developed expertise in accounting and finance. She completed her PhD on institutional shareholders' preferences in corporate governance and continues to research how audit environments influence shareholder behavior.