Michael King

Dr. Michael R. King joined the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria in July 2019. Prior to UVic, Michael was at Ivey Business School (2011-2019), where he held the Tangerine Chair in Finance and co-founded the Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab – Canada’s first FinTech research centre. He is the co-author of The Technological Revolution in Financial Services: How Banks, Fintechs and Customers Win Together (with Richard W. Nesbitt). Michael is working on a 3-year project with BCI and PICS on “Climate Finance: Integrating Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Considerations into Investment Decisions”.

Before moving to academia, Michael spent two decades working in investment banking (1990-1998) and central banking (2001-2011) in New York, London, Zurich, Ottawa and Basel. Michael completed his PhD at the London School of Economics in 2001 and his CFA designation in 1999. He has taught finance to undergraduates, MBAs and executives. His research focuses on climate finance, FinTech, banking, international finance, and corporate finance

Expertise

• Investment Banking
• Foreign Exchange
• Banking
• Financial Regulation
• Stock Markets
• International Cross-Listing

Teaching

• Finance
• Investment Banking
• Raising Capital

Experience

• Bank for International Settlements, Basel, Switzerland (2008-2011)
• Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Canada (2001-2008)
• RBC Dominion Securities, London, UK (1997-1998)
• Credit Suisse, Switzerland; USA; UK (1990-1996)

Recognition & Awards

2016, 2017
Ivey Publishing Best-selling Case Award, Ivey Business School, Western University

2013, 2015
HBA2 David G. Burgoyne Teaching Award