Franklin N Ngwu is the Director of Lagos Business School (LBS) Sustainability Centre and an Associate Professor of Strategy, Corporate Governance and Risk Management. He has a PhD in Law and Economics of Banking Regulation, MSc in Economics and Post-graduate Diploma in Development Economics from University of Manchester, UK. In addition, he also has MSc in Comparative Political Economy from Cardiff University, UK and BSc in Sociology from University of Lagos, Nigeria. He has over 20 years’ experience in teaching, private sector, policy research and consulting both in Nigeria and UK.

He has consulted for both local and international organizations and worked in Barclays Bank UK for over five years. In Nigeria, he has provided either training or consulting services to many firms including Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), African Development Bank(AfDB), StanbicIBTC, First Bank of Nigeria(FBN), Banwo & Ighodalo, WAPIC Insurance, Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM), Nigerian Breweries Plc, AXA Mansard, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Airtel Nigeria, Fidelity Pension Managers Ltd, South African Investment Banking Managers, LAPO Microfinance Bank, Premium Pension Ltd, Mouka Foam, Johnson & Johnson Leadership and Management of Nigeria Health Sector Programme, and Dangote Group.

He has lectured at Glasgow School of Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University; School of Built Environment and Business, University of Salford; Department of Economics and School of Law, University of Manchester, UK. He has a multi-disciplinary teaching and research interests including Business Strategy and Management, Risk Management and Corporate Governance, Bank Management and Regulation, Law and Finance in Emerging Markets, Corporate Social Responsibility and Development Economics.

He has presented papers in international/local conferences, contributed many book chapters and published papers in peer reviewed journals. His last paper Growing Cross-Border Banking in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Need for a Regional Centralized Regulatory Authority’ was published by Journal of Banking Regulation. He is the author of two corporate governance handbooks titled Corporate Governance in Developing and Emerging Markets (Routledge, 2016) and ‘Enhancing Board Effectiveness-Institutional, Regulatory and Functional Perspectives for Developing and Emerging Markets’ (Routledge, 2019). He is also the author of Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing and Emerging Markets published by Cambridge University Press. He is working on his fourth book that will be published by Cambridge University Press.

He is the Co-chair, Private Sector Advisory Group Board on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Advisory Board Member, E-Waste Producer Responsibility Organization of Nigeria (EPRON), and Leading-Edge Consulting Services. He is a member of several bodies including Society of Corporate Governance Nigeria, British Academy of Management, Risk Managers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) and Expert Network, World Economic Forum.