The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), the Global School of Sustainability (GSoS) and the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre) are delighted to welcome
Professor Michael King as an
LSE Visiting Professor.
Michael will be working with the TPI Centre to strengthen its engagement with the international academic community and to further develop its research programme on corporate climate performance.
Michael is the Lansdowne Chair in Finance at University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business. Prior to this, he held the Tangerine Chair in Finance at Western University’s Ivey School of Business. Before joining academia in 2011, he worked for two decades in central banking (Bank of Canada, Bank for International Settlements) and investment banking (New York, London, Zurich). Michael completed his PhD at the London School of Economics and holds the CFA designation. His research focuses on climate finance, FinTech, banking, and international corporate finance.
At his debut lecture at LSE on 22 September, he will be delivering a session titled "
Do Corporate Climate Commitments Actually Reduce Emissions? Evidence from the Top 150 Multinational Enterprises", summarising
his work on climate change mitigation by the world’s top 150 multinational enterprises.
Prof Simon Dietz, Research Director, TPI Centre; and Professor of Environmental Policy, Department of Geography and Environment, LSE, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Michael King as a Visiting Professor at the TPI Centre. Michael brings an exceptional combination of expertise in finance, international business and corporate climate action.
“He will help us strengthen the links between TPI’s distinctive data and the wider academic research agenda, develop new research collaborations, and deepen our engagement with scholars in finance and management. We are very much looking forward to working with him.”
Commenting on his appointment, Professor King said:
“It is a pleasure to return to LSE and to be part of a world-leading centre focused on the climate transition. The TPI Centre is at the forefront of assessing the alignment of corporates, banks, and sovereigns with the Paris Agreement and the path to net zero.
“As the physical risks of climate change become increasingly visible around the world, there is a pressing need for the objective, rigorous, and transparent data that the TPI Centre makes publicly available. As a Visiting Professor, I am also looking forward to collaborating with such an interdisciplinary and highly specialised team.”
