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Dr. Deepa Govindarajan Driver

Lecturer in Governance, Regulation and Risk

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Specialisms

Location

ICMA Centre, Whiteknights Campus

Dr Deepa Driver teaches financial regulation, state and corporate accountability, governance, ethics and risk management within our Masters degree programmes.

Deepa was the founding programme director and content design lead for our Masters programme in Financial Regulation for UK financial regulators. Deepa also served for over a decade as Programme Director for the Centre's MSc in Capital Markets Regulation and Compliance.

Deepa’s research interests cover financialization; the interactions between democracy, power, human rights and finance; state and corporate accountability for serious crimes; qualitative decision-making in finance; whistleblowing and operational risk.

Deepa is the chair of negotiators for the union side on the Joint Negotiating Committee of the £75bn sector-wide USS pension scheme. She is a member of the NEC of UCU, and president of ReadingUCU.

Deepa serves as the vice-chair of Finance Watch, Brussels and as vice-chair of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers.

Deepa is an independent expert advisor to regulators, banks, asset managers and insurers. She facilitates Board discussions related to the protection of stakeholder interests, the definition and dissemination of risk appetite, and the risk implications of strategic choices. Deepa’s career to date includes roles at Citigroup, Lloyds Banking Group, the Financial Services Authority (UK) and in consulting both in continental Europe and in the UK.

Reference: Govindarajan Driver, D. , Andenæs, M. and Munro, I. (2023) An inconvenient dissident: human rights activism in the case of Julian Assange. Organization. ISSN 1461-7323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/13505084231183954
Henley faculty authors:
Dr. Deepa Govindarajan Driver
Reference: Govindarajan Driver, D. and Miglionico, A. (2016) Rethinking financial regulation: an appraisal of regulatory approaches in the UK and EU. Law and Economics Yearly Review, 5 (1). pp. 98-124. ISSN 2050-9014
Henley faculty authors:
Dr. Deepa Govindarajan Driver Deepa Govindarajan Driver- Andrea Miglionico

Ethical Dilemmas in Finance

This module prepares students for careers in finance. It is also useful for those considering careers in government or in multilateral organisations. The module encourages the development of critical perspectives...

Module code: ICM515

Financial Regulation with FinTech Applications

This real-world module prepares finance students for careers in risk, compliance, audit, regulation and in government / policy positions. Students explore how power, control and autonomy are moderated by regulation...

Module code: ICM514

Governance, Power and Accountability

This module introduces students to the theory and practice of governance with a particular emphasis on corporate governance. The module then focuses on a critical discussion of power and accountability...

Module code: ICM336

Ethics in Investment Management

To introduce students to the ethical difficulties encountered by investment professionals as they invest other people’s money. By the end of the course students will appreciate the ethical standards imposed...

Module code: IC105

Past Events

5 March 2019 ❘ Palace of Westminster, London
4 December 2017 ❘ The Square, Coudenberg 3, 1000 Brussels
17 June 2017 ❘ ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6BA

Most recent news & media

Academic selected as member of Finance Watch

Academic selected as member of Finance Watch

29 June 2017

Working Papers

Govindarajan, Deepa, Corporate Risk Appetite: Ensuring Board and Senior Management Accountability for Risk (November 17, 2011). ICMA Centre Discussion Papers: 2011 Series. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1962126