Staff Profile
John Smith
Before joining Buckinghamshire New University as an Associate Lecturer in 2024, I completed my BSc (Econ) at the University of Hull and an MA in Business Studies at Sheffield University. I then joined Imperial Metal Industries plc and qualified as an accountant and subsequently worked as Finance Director/Controller in subsidiaries of Birmid Qualcast plc and GEC plc.
I have worked as an Associate Lecturer and Subject Tutor in Finance and Strategy on MBA programmes with both the Open University and Henley Business Schools. I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and, also hold the Investment Management Certificate awarded by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute in the UK.
I have completed consulting assignments in the Banking and Asset Management sectors with HBOS, Lloyds Banking Group, JP Morgan, Nordic Investment Bank, Swiss Banking Corporation, SBC Warburg and Henderson Global Investors.
My specialist areas of interest are corporate governance, corporate finance, risk management and the evolution of the theory and practice of financial markets and portfolio management.
- Associate Lecturer