Rogier Deumes

Dr. Rogier Deumes is an Assistant Professor at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE), where he also earned his PhD. His research interests relate to the broad field of corporate governance, control and auditing, with a focus on boards of directors and audit committees. He is a member of the multidisciplinary SBE research theme "Culture, Ethics and Leadership". Within this theme, he is particularly interested in the role that boards of directors and active owners play in creating an ethical organizational culture. His research has been published in various academic journals. He has further been involved in several commissioned research projects for different companies and institutions, including the Big Four accounting firms and the European Commission. In his teaching role he is responsible for coordinating and teaching courses on corporate governance and control at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level. He is also responsible for the continuing education activities for professionals, including supervisory board members, chartered accountants, and controllers. He further serves as academic manager of SBE’s Thesis-Internship Programme (TIP), member of the SBE Programme Committee, and as an editorial board member of "Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie". He was a visiting scholar at University Florida.