Alfred Yawson is a Professor of Finance and Head of Finance and Banking at the University of Adelaide Business School. Before taking up this position, he held various academic and administrative positions at the University of Adelaide, University of New South Wales and City University London, including Head of Finance & Banking Department and Associate Head of Research. He was a visiting fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), and the University of Ghana Business School. Professor Yawson has broad research interests in finance and economics, particularly corporate finance and healthcare finance.

He has published in leading finance journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Finance, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Business Finance and Accounting. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Managerial Finance, an A-ranked journal. He is a Chartered Accountant with industry experience from reputable financial institutions. Professor Yawson was part of the government team that pioneered the implementation of Value Added Tax policy in Ghana. He consults for both government and private organisations.