Professor Sumon Bhaumik

Sumon Bhaumik is an Emeritus Professor at Sheffield University Management School. Between 2014 and 2025, he had a Chair in Finance at the Management School, and has served as the Head of the Accounting and Financial Management subject group. He has also served on the Senate as an elected member, on the Senate’s Research and Innovation Committee, and on the Council Finance Committee. He continues to represent the university on the Trade and Sustainable Development Domestic Advisory Group (TSD DAG) that has been set up by the Department of Business and Trade.

 

He has a PhD in Economics from the University of Southern California, and his research cuts across Economics, Finance/Corporate Governance, and International Business. He has published in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Journal of Corporate Finance, British Journal of Management, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Banking & Finance, and Journal of Comparative Economics. As of April 2026, his research had over 7600 citations on Google Scholar Citations, and over 3300 citations on Scopus. He has also worked on a number of projects funded by British Academy, DfID, ESRC, NESTA, UKIERI and UKTI.

 

He has also served on the editorial and editorial review boards of Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, and British Journal of Management, among others. He was a member of Sub-panel 17 for REF2021, and continues to be a member of ESRC’s Assessor College. He has also served as an expert evaluator for the Horizon Europe programme.

 

Details about his research and professional experience can be found on his personal website.