Research Committee

The Research Committee's purpose is to initiate and oversee ECGI research projects in the field of Corporate Governance. These projects should be of significant policy relevance as well as academic excellence.

The Committee will identify project members and leaders from the research membership of ECGI. Other academics can be involved as thought appropriate. It will receive research proposals and interim and final reports on projects and it will be provided with regular financial statements on projects.

The Committee, which meets four times a year, is chaired by Professor Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Dean and Peter Moores Professor of Management Studies , Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Other members of the Committee are:

	Professor Marco Becht, Professor of Finance and Economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
	Professor Mike Burkart, Gösta Olson Professor of Finance, Stockholm School of Economics
	Professor Brian Cheffins, S J Berwin Professor of Corporate Law, Faculty of Law, Cambridge University
	Professor Julian Franks, Professor of Finance, London Business School
	Professor Gérard Hertig, Professor of Law and Economics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
	Professor Joseph McCahery, Professor of Corporate Governance and Innovation, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Center for Law and Economics
	Professor Marco Pagano, Professor, Facoltà di Economia, Università di Napoli Federico II