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Dr Karan Vishwanath

Lecturer in Finance

School/Department: Business, School of

Telephone: +44 (0)116 229 7742

Email: kv99@leicester.ac.uk

Profile

I joined the University of Leicester as a Lecturer in Finance with the School of Accounting and Finance in 2026. I hold B.Sc Economics (City, University of London), M.Sc Finance (University of Warwick), and PhD Economics (City, University of London). My research interests are in Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Finance. I have been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) since 2024. 

Research

My main research interests lie in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Governance. I am also more broadly interested in topics in Corporate Finance, ESG, Executive Compensation, Corporate Greenwashing, and Natural Disasters in a Corporate Finance context.

Publications

Tsiligkiris, V., Vishwanath, K. and Cheah, J.E.T., 2026. A Model to Evaluate the Financial and Operational Risk of the UK Universities. Higher Education Quarterly, 80(1), p.e70094.

Supervision

I am willing to supervise students in the area of M&A, Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, and related empirical topics.

Qualifications

  • PhD Economics (City St. George's, University of London)
  • MSc Finance (Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick)
  • BSc Economics (City St. George's, University of London)
  • FHEA (AdvanceHE)
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