
Welcome to the FinGeo Committee, where enthusiastic scholars volunteer their time to keep you updated on the latest news in financial geography. We meet quarterly, organising events, meetings, prizes, and more within our community.
Sohns, Franziska
Chair
Professor in Economic Geography. Franziska’s research interests are multifaceted, crossing the boarders of financial, behavioural, entrepreneurial, evolutionary, and political geography.
Tan, Gordon
Secretary
Interested in studying the impact of technological changes on urban financial centers, as well as how technology shapes the nature of financial work in terms of human capital (skills) requirements.
Grandi, Silvia
Treasurer
Professor of geography. Her research interests are on financial geography, sustainable finance, finance for development, circular and green economy, energy transition, tourism, and sustainable development policies.
Affonso, Claudia
Communication officer and Early Career Reps (post-PhD level)
Postdoctoral researcher in Financial Geography. Her research interests include urban planning and economics, real estate markets, and financial geography.
Hysaj, Yllka
Communication officer and Early Career Reps (post-PhD level)
Professor of International Management. Her research and interests include platform businesses, FinTech, human geography, global talent, future of work, AI.
Liu, Felicia
External Relations Officer
Lecturer in Sustainability. Her research interests are sustainable finance, biodiversity finance, innovative market instruments for nature finance, and green fintech.
Potts, Shaina
Working Paper Series editor
Professor in Geography. Her research sits at the intersection of economic, political, and legal geography, international political economy, and critical legal studies.
Ioannou, Stefanos
Working Paper Series editor
Senior Lecturer in Economics. His main research interests are macroeconomics, finance, and economic geography.
Magnani, Maira
Working Paper Series editor
PhD candidate researching the growing relationship between pension funds and the financial industry, focusing on Brazil's efforts to attract institutional clients.
Migozzi, Julien
Early Career Representative
Postdoctoral researcher. his research interests lie at the intersection of financial geography, urban studies, economic sociology and computational social sciences.
Reeve, Liam
Early Career Representative
PhD candidate. His general research interests include FinTech, AI, and the future of international financial centres.
Mizes, James Christopher
Events Officer
Researcher, he is an anthropologist and geographer. His research explores the fiscal and financial politics of West African cities, mainly in Dakar and Abidjan.