Professor George S. Georgiev

George S. Georgiev is a Professor of Law at the University of Miami. His research examines topics at the intersection of corporate governance and securities law, including questions about the design and performance of the SEC regulatory regime, the rise of private capital, and the development of systems for sustainability accounting and disclosure. He previously taught at Emory University, where he received the Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education, and at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Professor Georgiev’s scholarship has appeared in leading journals and peer-edited volumes and has received various accolades, including a research grant from the Ford Foundation. He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services and the U.S. Senate Climate Change Taskforce. His work has also been cited by the Delaware Court of Chancery, in Congressional testimony, in SEC rulemaking releases, by SEC Commissioners of both political parties, and in numerous submissions to the SEC from investors and corporate governance experts. In 2024, he was appointed to a four-year term as a member of the SEC Investor Advisory Committee, which advises on regulatory priorities and investor protection and market integrity initiatives. He is a frequent speaker at academic and industry conferences and has provided legal commentary for media outlets such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Reuters, NPR, CNN, and the BBC.

Professor Georgiev holds a J.D. from Yale Law School. He is a member of the New York bar and, prior to entering academia, practiced corporate law with a focus on capital markets, private equity and M&A matters.