Gordon L. Clark

Gordon L. Clark
Professor Gordon L. Clark
Born
Gordon Leslie Clark[1]

(1950-09-10) September 10, 1950 (age 74)
NationalityAustralia, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Geographer, economist, academic, consultant
Years active1977-present
TitleSenior Consultant and Emeritus Professor
Board member ofAvida International
Academic background
EducationPh.D., DSc (Oxon)
Alma materMcMaster University
ThesisRegional unemployment and policy analysis: geographical study of Canadian federal unemployment policy (1978)
Academic advisorsMichael Dear, Leslie J. King, and Atif Kubursi
Academic work
DisciplineGeography, economics
Sub-disciplineEnvironmental geography, economic geography
InstitutionsOxford's Smith School
Main interestsThe behaviour of investors, long-term sustainable investment, the design of investment institutions, corporate governance, institutional decision-making
Notable works
  • Pension fund capitalism (2000)
  • The Oxford handbook of economic geography (2003)

Gordon Leslie Clark,[1] FBA FAcSS (born September 10, 1950)[2] is an Australian economic geographer, academic, and consultant. He is former Executive Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford (2013-2018)[3][4] with cross appointments in the Saïd Business School and the School of Geography and the Environment.[5] Clark's latest work focuses on the geographical structure and performance of financial markets and organisations. He wrote and co-wrote multiple books in these subjects, including The Geography of Finance (OUP 2007),[a] Sovereign Wealth Funds (Princeton 2012),[b] and Institutional Investors in Global Markets (OUP 2017).[c]

  1. ^ a b "Professor 1961-2000 - Records Archives". www.monash.edu.
  2. ^ "Gordon L. Clark". www.myheritage.com.
  3. ^ "Professor Gordon L. Clark". Staff. University of Oxford.
  4. ^ "New Director of the Smith School appointed". University of Oxford. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Clark bio" (PDF).


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