Simon Grima is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Insurance and Risk Management, which he set up in 2015. He started and coordinated the MA, MSc and undergraduate B. Com degree in Insurance and Risk Management.
Simon is also a Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics. He has been invited to lecture as a visiting lecturer at the UNICATT Milan, Chitkara Business School, Chitkara University, India; Galgotias University, India; and Hazhi Zeka University, Kosovo.
He served as the President of the Malta Association of Risk Management (MARM) and the Malta Association of Compliance Officers (MACO) between 2013 and 2015 and between 2016 and 2018 respectively. He has again been appointed as president of MARM (now merged with MACO) since October 2023.
Moreover, he has been the chairman of the Scientific Education Committee of the Public Risk Management Organization (PRIMO), now renamed the Strategic Risk Leadership Association (SRLA) and the Federation of European Risk Managers (FERMA) since 2018 and 2020, respectively. His research focus is on Governance, Regulations, Sustainability, Financial Management, Financial Services and Internal Controls, and he has over 35 years of experience varied between Financial Services, academia and public entities.
He has acted as co-chair and keynote Speaker, is a member of the scientific program committee at some international conferences, and is a chief editor, editor and review editor of some Journals and Book Series. He has been awarded Outstanding Reviewer for the Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance in the 2017 and 2022 Emerald Literati Awards.
Simon also acts as an independent director for financial services firms, sits on risk, compliance, procurement, investment, and audit committees, and carries out duties as a compliance officer, internal auditor, and risk manager.
