Nermeen Shehata is a professor of accounting at the Onsi Sawiris School of Business at The American University in Cairo (AUC). She has academic experience in a wide range of educational systems, including the American, British and Egyptian systems. Shehata’s main research interest is corporate governance, as it is a multidisciplinary topic that significantly affects the development of capital markets, especially in emerging markets. She worked with organizations affiliated with the United Nations, World Bank and the European Union. She was invited to join various national and international corporate governance-related projects.

Shehata has had her research published in top-tier international peer-reviewed journals. She received several national, regional and international awards, including the Egyptian Presidency recognition at International Women’s Day, the Abdul Hameed Shoman Arab Researchers Award, the Rising Star of Corporate Governance Award by Columbia University and the Emerald’s Research Real Impact Award. Shehata is a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and holds a PhD in management from Aston Business School in the UK.