Management Practice Professor of Finance
Director of the Global Executive MBA Programme
Fellow of St Catharine’s College
MA (University of Cambridge), MPhil (University of Oxford), PhD (University of London)
My research interests include economics and financing of energy infrastructure, especially nuclear power. I was previously Deputy Head of European Equity Research at JPMorgan where I had responsibility for the technical and quantitative research teams and the technology, media, and telecoms sectors. I’m also a Fellow in Management at St Catharine’s College, where I am a member of the investment committee.
I’m part of the Finance subject group at Cambridge Judge Business School, and the Cambridge Energy Policy Research Group.
Professional experience
Simon spent 9 years as an equity analyst at a number of investment banks, including BZW, JPMorgan and Citigroup, where he was involved in several major equity transactions and takeovers and led research teams covering the European and global utilities sectors. In 2001 he became Deputy Head of European Equity Research at JPMorgan where he had management responsibility for the technical and quantitative research teams and for the technology, media and telecoms sectors. He was a leading member of the team that set up JPMorgan’s global research centre in Mumbai, India in 2003. He has been a consultant to a number of hedge funds and the London Stock Exchange and has regularly taught on the JPMorgan European equities training programme.
News and insights
Student and alumni news
Innovating together in UK-China relations: the Cambridge China Business Forum 2024
The conference on 11 September is the inaugural Cambridge China Business Forum, a new student-led event aiming to advance collaboration between the UK and China.
Programme news
Global Executive MBA programme begins at Cambridge Judge
Cohort of 46 students joins first Global Executive MBA programme, representing 22 countries and with an average work experience of 14 years.
Programme news
New Global EMBA offered at the University of Cambridge
Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, launches an exciting addition to its degree programmes – the Global Executive MBA – combining the richness of the Cambridge experience with teaching blocks off-campus, live online and in other countries.
Media coverage
Renew Economy | 10 March 2021
Ten years on from Fukushima, nuclear power continues to struggle with deeper problems
Dr Simon Taylor, Faculty (Professor level) in Management Practice (Finance) at Cambridge Judge, comments on nuclear power in relation to the 10th anniversary of Fukushima nuclear disaster. “The history of nuclear power is something of a rollercoaster from inflated claims and optimism to disillusionment,” said Dr Taylor. “But the main reason is not a shift in public opinion following Fukushima, with attitudes remaining surprisingly favourable in the UK. The problem with new nuclear remains economic: it costs too much to build.”
Financial Times | 10 September 2020
Letters: Climate change risk will challenge even ESG funds
Dr Simon Taylor, Faculty (Professor level) in Management Practice (Finance) at Cambridge Judge Business School, writes in a letter to the Financial Times that climate change will challenge even investment funds focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
The Spectator | 26 June 2020
Is nuclear power the answer to climate change?
Dr Simon Taylor Faculty (Professor level) in Management Practice (Finance) at Cambridge Judge Business School, was one of the panellists on a podcast discussing about nuclear power in the UK, the Hinkley Point power plant, energy policy and more.