Staff profile

Professor Anna Tilba is a Professor in Strategy and Governance in Durham University Business School. She joined Durham University in 2018 having previously spent five years in Newcastle University Business School where she was a researcher in Strategy and Corporate Governance and a Director of Corporate Engagement. She holds a PhD in Corporate Governance from the University of Liverpool Management School. She is known for her research in pension fund governance, accountability and transparency within the UK Financial Services and institutional investor compliance with the codes of best practice. Prof Tilba has a strong record of publications in top tier international academic journals. She also reviews papers for such scholarly journals as Corporate Governance: An International Review, Organization Studies, European Management Review, Business History and her papers appear at various international conferences.

Prof Tilba has years of experience of working and advising the UK policy makers. She has been a member of the Advisory Committee on Fiduciary Duties of Investment Intermediaries for the UK Law Commission. She has also been conducting a research project for the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) into the effectiveness of the investment oversight committees, which is published alongside the FCA's Asset Management Market Study. She has also contributed to the Competition and Markets Authority’s Investigation into the investment consultancy and fiduciary management services and The Pension Regulator’s trustee guide. She is regularly invited to speak at the financial services industry events and round table discussions dedicated to improving governance and accountability standards within financial services. Most recently she presented her newly published research into pension fund fiduciary duties and intergenerational fairness at the Royal Society.

Prof Tilba is a Policy Fellow at Cambridge University Centre for Science and Policy http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/anna-tilba-6eddca6708d5853495f0/

Prof Tilba also advises on strategy to UK’s largest pension funds and she is an Ambassador for the UK Transparency Taskforce, which is the collaborative, campaigning community, dedicated to driving up the levels of transparency in financial services, right around the world

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• Accountability and transparency within the UK Financial Services
• Institutional investor stewardship and engagement
• Pension fund governance and investment practises

• 2021: The Pensions Regulator's Diversity and Inclusion Sub-Working Group Advisory Board Member:
• 2020: Pension Policy Academy, Member of the Advisory Board:
• 2020: TTF Violation Tracker Advisory Board Member:
• 2020: Independent Reviewer of Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2021/03/04/proxy-advisory-firms-release-first-reports-on-latest-best-practices/
• 2019: Policy Fellow, Cambridge University Centre for Science and Policy: http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/anna-tilba-6eddca6708d5853495f0/ 
• 2017: 2017-2018 Visiting Professor, Ritsumeaikan University, Japan:
• 2016: Ambassador, UK Transparency Taskforce: Dr. Anna Tilba – Transparency Task Force

Authored book

• Business History. A Research Overview
  
  Wilson, J., Jones, G., Toms, S., Tilba, A., Buchnea, E., & Wong, N. (2022). Business History. A Research Overview (1st ed.). Routledge.

Chapter in book

• Evolution of UK Corporate Ownership and Control: Codification, Governance, Transition and Context
  
  Tilba, A. (2017). Evolution of UK Corporate Ownership and Control: Codification, Governance, Transition and Context. In J. Wilson, S. Toms, A. de Jong, & E. Buchnea (Eds.), The Routledge companion to business history. (pp. 300-316). Routledge.
• Corporate Governance in the UK: New Challenges and Opportunities
  
  Tilba, A. (2017). Corporate Governance in the UK: New Challenges and Opportunities. In A. Kostyuk, U. Braendle, & V. Capizzi (Eds.), Corporate governance : new challenges and opportunities. (pp. 15-37). Virtus Interpress.
• How we can accelerate the rebuilding of trustworthiness and confidence in financial services, through better governance
  
  Tilba, A. (n.d.). How we can accelerate the rebuilding of trustworthiness and confidence in financial services, through better governance. In A. Agathangelou (Ed.), Why we must rebuild trustworthiness and confidence in financial services [Contracted by publisher]. Transparency Taskforce.

Conference Paper

• Exploring Temporality and Time Narratives: A case of UK Pension Funds’ Investment Strategies
  
  Tilba, A. (2020, July 29). Exploring Temporality and Time Narratives: A case of UK Pension Funds’ Investment Strategies. Presented at Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Virtual.
• Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement
  
  Tilba, A. (2014). Stewardship and Fiduciary Duties: The Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement. Presented at British Academy of Management conference (BAM 2014): The Role of the Business School in Supporting Economic and Social Development, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Journal Article

• Corporate Governance Reporting, Disclosures, Monitoring, and Decision‐Making: The Role of Big Data Analytics and Technological Tools
  
  Karamatzanis, G., Tilba, A., & Nikolopoulos, K. (2025). Corporate Governance Reporting, Disclosures, Monitoring, and Decision‐Making: The Role of Big Data Analytics and Technological Tools. Corporate Governance: An International Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/corg.12646
• Business History and the ‘Practical Turn’
  
  Wilson, J., & Tilba, A. (2023). Business History and the ‘Practical Turn’. Management & Organizational History, 18(1), 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449359.2023.2182322
• Fathoming empirical forecasting competitions’ winners
  
  Alroomi, A., Karamatzanis, G., Nikolopoulos, K., Tilba, A., & Xiao, S. (2022). Fathoming empirical forecasting competitions’ winners. International Journal of Forecasting, 38(4), 1519-1525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2022.03.010
• Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes
  
  Tilba, A. (2022). Appearance or substance of Stewardship and ESG reporting: the challenges of translating ‘commitment’ into tangible outcomes. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 13(5), 1015-1032. https://doi.org/10.1108/sampj-03-2021-0091
• British corporate networks, 1976-2010: extending the study of finance-industry relationships
  
  Buchnea, E., Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. (2020). British corporate networks, 1976-2010: extending the study of finance-industry relationships. Business History, 62(6), 1027-1057. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2018.1512096
• Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope: Stewardship and the spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement
  
  Tilba, A., & Reisberg, A. (2019). Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope: Stewardship and the spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement. Modern Law Review, 82(3), 456--487. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12413
• The British corporate network, 1904–1976: Revisiting the finance–industry relationship
  
  Wilson, J. F., Buchnea, E., & Tilba, A. (2018). The British corporate network, 1904–1976: Revisiting the finance–industry relationship. Business History, 60(6), 779-806. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2017.1333106
• Vocabularies of Motive and Temporal Perspectives: Examples of Pension Fund Engagement and Disengagement
  
  Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. F. (2017). Vocabularies of Motive and Temporal Perspectives: Examples of Pension Fund Engagement and Disengagement. British Journal of Management, 28(3), 502-518. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12225
• ‘To invite disappointment or worse’: governance, audit and due diligence in the Ferranti–ISC merger
  
  Billings, M., Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. (2016). ‘To invite disappointment or worse’: governance, audit and due diligence in the Ferranti–ISC merger. Business History, 58(4), 453-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2015.1085973
• Engaged versus Disengaged Ownership: The Case of Pension Funds in the UK
  
  Tilba, A., & McNulty, T. (2013). Engaged versus Disengaged Ownership: The Case of Pension Funds in the UK. Corporate Governance, 21(2), 165-182. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8683.2012.00933.x

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope. Stewardship and the Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement
  
  Tilba, A. (2019). Fiduciary Duty under the Microscope. Stewardship and the Spectrum of Pension Fund Engagement.

Other (Print)

• Connecting research with policy for stronger stewardship
  
  Tilba., A. (in press). Connecting research with policy for stronger stewardship. Durham news.
• Making Stewardship Count
  
  Tilba., A. (2020). Making Stewardship Count. Impact Magazine.
• Beware of pension scams as reports of fraud soar during the COVID-19 pandemic
  
  Tilba, A. (2020). Beware of pension scams as reports of fraud soar during the COVID-19 pandemic. FT Adviser.
• Managing and Measuring DB Schemes
  
  Keating, C., Tilba, A., & Clacher, I. (2020). Managing and Measuring DB Schemes. AgeWage.
• Power and Accountability in British Business
  
  Tilba, A., & Wilson, J. (2019). Power and Accountability in British Business. Impact Magazine.
• Building a regulatory framework for effective stewardship by connecting academic research with the world of policy
  
  Tilba, A. (2019). Building a regulatory framework for effective stewardship by connecting academic research with the world of policy. Impact Magazine.
• The Future of UK Asset Management: Purpose, Prudence and Priorities
  
  Tilba, A. (2018). The Future of UK Asset Management: Purpose, Prudence and Priorities. Ideas to Help Improve the Future of Asset Management, Transparency Taskforce White Paper.

Report

• The influence of proxy advisors and ESG rating agencies on the actions and reporting of FTSE350 companies and investor voting’ Analytical Report
  
  Tilba, A., Hodge, C., McNamara, P., & Green, J. (2023). The influence of proxy advisors and ESG rating agencies on the actions and reporting of FTSE350 companies and investor voting’ Analytical Report. Financial Reporting Council.
• The influence of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 on practice and reporting
  
  Tilba, A., Wilson, S., Katelouzou, D., & Hannigan, R. (2022). The influence of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 on practice and reporting.
• Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba
  
  Tilba, A. (2021). Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba.
• LGPS Report on Script Dividends
  
  Tilba, A. (2021). LGPS Report on Script Dividends.
• Response to the IFRS Consultation Paper on Sustainability
  
  Tilba., A. (2020). Response to the IFRS Consultation Paper on Sustainability.
• BPP Consultation Qualitative Survey Responses Analysis Report
  
  Tilba, A. (2019). BPP Consultation Qualitative Survey Responses Analysis Report.
• Parliamentary Inquiry into Pension Costs and Transparency: Written evidence from Dr Anna Tilba (PCT0027)
  
  Tilba, A. (2019). Parliamentary Inquiry into Pension Costs and Transparency: Written evidence from Dr Anna Tilba (PCT0027).
• Governance and Regulation for Collective Defined Contribution Schemes
  
  Tilba, A., & Keating, C. (2018). Governance and Regulation for Collective Defined Contribution Schemes.
• Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba
  
  Tilba, A. (2018). Competitions and Market Authority Investment Consultants Market Investigation: Provisional Decision Report: Response from Dr. Anna Tilba.
• A Primer on the Risk Structure and Contractual Accrual Rate of DB Pensions
  
  Clacher, I., Keting, C., & Tilba, A. (2017). A Primer on the Risk Structure and Contractual Accrual Rate of DB Pensions. University of Leeds, European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS), Newcastle University.
• FCA Asset Management Market Study: Research Report on the Effectiveness of Oversight Committees: Decision-Making, Governance, Costs and Charges.
  
  Tilba, A., Baddeley, M., & Yixi, L. (2016). FCA Asset Management Market Study: Research Report on the Effectiveness of Oversight Committees: Decision-Making, Governance, Costs and Charges. Financial Conduct Authority.
• Engaged versus disengaged ownership: the case of pension funds in the UK.
  
  Tilba, A., & McNulty, T. (2013). Engaged versus disengaged ownership: the case of pension funds in the UK.