CURRICULUM VITAE
Curriculum Vitae
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PhD in Financial and Management Studies (Accounting and Finance)
SOAS University of London · 2022 to present
Thesis: Essays on the Information Content of Accounting Releases. Thesis submitted; viva pending. Supervisors: Dr Tolulola Lawal and Dr Jaideep Oberoi. External Examiner: Pawel Bilinski.
MSc Accounting and Finance
London School of Economics · 2013 to 2014
BSc Accounting and Finance
University of London International Programmes · 2010 to 2013
Appointments
Associate Lecturer in Accounting, SOAS University of London
School of Finance and Management
2025 to present
Lead seminars in Introduction to Accounting, Financial Accounting 1, Management Accounting 1, Analyzing Company Financial Statements, and Advanced Corporate Reporting for undergraduate students.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, UCL School of Management
2023 to present
Lead seminars for the Accounting for Business module for undergraduate students.
Class Teacher and Head Tutor, London School of Economics
Summer School and Executive Education
2024 to present
Class Teacher for AC110 Principles of Accounting and AC215 Business Analysis and Valuation (teaching evaluation 4.77 / 5). Head Tutor for LSE-FIM Financial Analysis and Management Accounting.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, SOAS University of London
School of Finance and Management
2022 to 2025
Led seminars for Introduction to Accounting and Financial Accounting 1 for undergraduate students.
Research Assistant, SOAS University of London
2024
Collected and prepared data for a textual analysis project applying NLP techniques to corporate disclosures and sentiment in financial reporting.
Instructional Designer, Alt Academy
2021 to 2023
Produced digital A level accounting content for CAIE candidates and supported business model and startup valuation work for angel financing.
Accounting and Finance Lecturer, Bay View College, University of London International Programmes
2015 to 2021
Taught Principles of Accounting, Principles of Banking and Finance, Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing and Financial Markets, and Financial Intermediation for the EMFSS programme.
Associate, Investment Banking and Research, Allied Bank
2014 to 2015
Structured and executed debt transactions exceeding USD 300 million, published macroeconomic and sector research, and supported treasury views on interest and foreign exchange rates.
Qualifications
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Advance HE, UK · September 2026
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder
CFA Institute · June 2022
Selected Papers
- Disclosure Digestibility: Evidence from Financial Statement Notes
- How Much is Too Much Optimism? Peer Tone Benchmarking and the Market Discount for Positive Tone Deviation
- Speaking with One Voice? The Joint Information Content of Tone in MD&A and Risk Factor Disclosures
- Investor Prioritisation of Accounting vs. Macroeconomic Signals During the COVID-19 Crisis: Evidence from the UK
- MD&A vs Notes to Financial Statements: A Tradeoff Between Salience and Reliability
Conference and Seminar Presentations
- International Accounting and Finance Doctoral Symposium2024, 2025 and 2026
- BAFA SEAG Annual Conference2026
- EAA Junior Virtual Workshop2025
- SFM Research Seminar, SOAS2025
- Joint Annual Conference of CF and AP SIG and NAG2025
- Centre for Global Finance Seminar, SOAS2024
- BAFA Annual Conference with Doctoral Masterclass2024
Seminars and Conferences Attended
- Bayes Accounting Seminar Series, Bayes Business School2023 to 2025
- LSE Accounting Seminar, London School of Economics2025
- Annual Stata Conference2024
- CGF-ODI Annual Conference2023 and 2024
Professional Development
- Use of Machine Learning as Research Method for Academics, SOAS2024
- Machine Learning A to Z: Python and R, Udemy2023 to 2024
- Stata and R Training, SOAS2022 to 2023
- Certified training on Financial Modelling, KPMG2012