19th Annual Corporate Governance Academic Conference at Drexel University

In collaboration with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) and the Society for Financial Studies (SFS), the Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute at Drexel University invites papers in any area related to corporate governance, which includes topics about the board of directors, executive compensation, ownership structure, shareholder activism, institutional investors, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, sustainable finance, regulation, talent management, etc.

The conference will take place on Friday, April 17, 2026 at Drexel University. 

Submission deadline: Monday, December 22, 2025 (11:59pm)

Submission instructions:

• Start at: https://www.lebow.drexel.edu/event/2025/07/17/raj-kamla-gupta-governance-institute-drexel-university-2026-academic-conference
• There is a non-refundable submission fee of $100 per paper [waived for papers written by current PhD students thanks to SFS’s financial support]
• After registering for the event and paying the fee, you will receive by email a link to a page where you can submit your paper and select the dual submission option
• The submitting author will be informed of the conference decision by the end of January 2026.

Program Committee: 
David Becher (Drexel University)
Jay Cai (Drexel University)
Jeffrey Coles (University of Utah and ECGI)
Naveen Daniel (Drexel University)
Diane Del Guercio (University of Oregon and ECGI)
David Denis (Pittsburgh University)
Daniel Dorn (Drexel University)
Chuck Fang (Drexel University)
Eli Fich (Drexel University and ECGI)
Laura Field (University of Delaware and ECGI)
Nick Gantchev (University of Virginia and ECGI)
Todd Gormley (Washington University in St. Louis and ECGI)
Tom Griffin (Villanova University)
Jarrad Harford ((University of Washington and ECGI)
Peter Iliev (Pennsylvania State University State)
Wei Jiang (Emory University and ECGI)
Dalida Kadyrzhanova (Federal Reserve Board)
Joseph Kalmenovitz (University of Rochester)
Jonathan Karpoff (University of Washington and ECGI)
Tanja Kirmse (Miami University)
Michelle Lowry (Drexel University and ECGI)
Nadya Malenko (Boston College and ECGI)
Lalitha Naveen (Temple University and ECGI)
Ed Nelling (Drexel University)
Greg Nini (Drexel University)
Micah Officer (Loyola Marymount University and ECGI)
Gordon Phillips (Dartmouth College)
Anh Tran (City University of London)
Paolo Volpin (Drexel University and ECGI)
Michael S. Weisbach (Ohio State University and ECGI)
Jared Wilson (Indiana University)
Mike Wittry (Ohio State University and ECGI)
Tracie Woidtke (University of Tennessee)
Yuhai Xuan (University of California, Irvine)
Ke Yang (Lehigh University)
David Yermack (New York University and ECGI)