Kern Alexander is Professor of Banking and Financial Market Regulation at the University of Zurich and Academic Programme Director in Financial Regulation for the Cambridge Judge Business School's Centre for Compliance and Trust. He has taught international economics and law, banking and financial regulation and corporate law at the Universities of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London, and University of Zurich. He is a financial regulation and governance expert who has authored numerous books and articles and has advised the British Parliament, the European Parliament, UK Treasury and Serious Fraud Office on bank governance, regulatory and legal compliance issues.