This chair was established in 2021 in permanent memory of Jean-Pierre Blumberg. The activities of the chair consist of education, research and social engagement relating to the topic of corporate governance. 

Prof. Dr. Robby Houben is the chairholder. Dr. Tom Vos has been appointed as a researcher and visiting professor with the chair. Theo Monnens is a PhD candidate working on the research project on “short-termism in corporate governance: a continental European perspective” managed by the chair.

In the context of the chair, Dr. Tom Vos teaches a course on “international corporate governance. The chair regularly organises events on the topic of corporate governance. If you want to be informed about these events, please register here for our newsletter.

The research agenda of the chair consists of research on the legal and economic aspects of corporate governance. More specifically, the chair investigates the short-termism problem in corporate governance and how corporate governance can contribute to sustainability. Recently, Prof. Dr. Robby Houben and Dr. Tom Vos were awarded financing a research project on “Short-termism in corporate governance: a continental European perspective” by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) (more information can be found here).

The chair is open to donations.