Management Practice Professor of Financial Economics and Policy
Director of the Cambridge Executive MBA Programme
Director of the Circular Economy Centre (CEC)
Professorial Fellow of Clare Hall
PhD (University of Nottingham)
My research interests include circular economy, sustainable economic growth, innovation, corporate finance, financial and managerial strategy, entrepreneurial finance, the economics and finance of small-medium sized enterprises, and financial economics. I was previously an investment banker, and my academic work has been included in policy reports by the EU and the Institute of Directors.
I’m a member of the Economics and Policy subject group at Cambridge Judge Business School, which analyses how economics can improve growth and business performance.
Professional experience
Management Practice Professor of Financial Economics and Policy, and a member of the Economics and Policy group at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Professor Soufani holds a masters degree in Applied Economics and a PhD in Financial Economics.
Professor Soufani has published extensively in economics and finance in areas relating to financial management, corporate restructuring, M&A, private equity, venture capital and family business and the financial and economic affairs of small to medium-sized enterprises. His research also includes work on economic growth and innovation relating to the circular economy and fast-growing markets and economies. His work is widely cited and included in policy reports by organisations such as the EU, OECD and the Institute of Directors. His work has also been cited and published by the World Economic Forum. He sits on the editorial boards of a number of international academic journals. Before joining academia, Professor Soufani worked in investment banking in the area of bond and money market trading. Professor Soufani has been the academic programme director for many Executive Education programmes for major companies and financial institutions as well as government organisations.
News and insights
Research centre news
UN report: circular economy boosted by digital tech
United Nations posts report authored at the Circular Economy Centre on how digitisation can advance circular economy principles and help meet UN goals on responsible consumption and production.
Programme news
New programme to tackle issues faced by family firms
Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education launches the Family Business Leadership Programme in collaboration with Emeritus.
ESG and sustainability
4 techniques to help companies embrace sustainability
Companies often struggle to adopt circular principles, but 4 key models can help firms reduce resource use and fossil fuel consumption, says research at the Circular Economy Centre.
Media coverage
Executive Courses | 22 November 2021
Sustainability leadership courses go beyond the bottom line
Executive programs that focus on sustainability and responsible business are getting more and more popular writes Seb Murray in Executive Courses.
Poets & Quants | 12 August 2021
2021 Best & Brightest EMBAs: Christie Marr, Cambridge Judge
Christie Marr, currently studying Executive MBA at Cambridge Judge Business School, is among Poets & Qaunts’ 2021 Best and Brightest EMBAs. Christie talks about her family, career and gives advice to prospect EMBA students.
Poets & Quants | 12 July 2021
2021 Best and Brightest EMBAs: John Lee
John Lee, currently studying Executive MBA at Cambridge Judge Business School, is featured in Poets & Quants’ Best and Brightest EMBAs list. John talks about his current role, favourite Business School professor and the biggest lesson he gained during the studies: “‘Connection’ and ‘empathy’ is everything. As individuals and as a cohort, we faced so many challenges and adversities during the pandemic. Many of us were affected in different ways, personally and professionally. But what makes a great leader is the ability to find meaning in what we do and how we do it. And this can be achieved through the connections with those around us.”