Professor Karen Elliott is Chair/Full Professor of Practice in Finance & Fintech at the University of Birmingham Business School and Co-Director of the Fintech MSc Programme.
She has been named as ‘Standout #35 Women in FinTech Powerlist by Innovate Finance’ for Policy and Governance 2019/2020/2021 and judge in 2023. In addition, is an Advisory Board member to Incuto, championing access to fair and affordable finance, and an impact council member for We are Group addressing the digital divide. Karen co-leads Agency, UKFin Network+, Stratlib (with Fintech Stratiphy) and INFINITY projects (£12m EPSRC/UKRI/Research England) to optimise trustworthy, sustainable, responsible, and ethical AI.
A member of the Prime Minister’s Champions Group for Dementia, Corporate Digital Responsibility, Radix, IEEE Global Initiative Planet Positive, The Payments Association and APPG for Fair Banking, Karen seeks a balance between academia and practice towards an equitable digital society.
Birmingham Business School’s vision is to promote curiosity and thought leadership for responsible business. Across our education and research frameworks, we are embedding a culture of responsible business and inclusive values, and stepping up to be key contributors to the responsible business agenda. We have two campuses at Edgbaston, Birmingham and Dubai.
