Prof. Dr. Luc Van Liedekerke  (°1962)
Maried to Catherine Joostens, three daughters

Education

• Master degree in Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Catholic University Leuven
• Master Degree in literary studies, Faculty of Arts, Catholic University Leuven
• MsC in Economics, Faculty of Economics, Catholic University Leuven
• Doctor in Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Catholic University Leuven

Professional Occupation

• Professor of Business Ethics, Faculty of Economics and Institute of Philosophy, Catholic University Leuven
• Professor of Business Ethics, Faculty of Economics and department of Philosophy, University Antwerp
• Director of the Centre for Economics and Ethics, KULeuven (www.cee.be)

Executive functions

Board member of TI Belgium (www.transparencybelgium.be )
Board member of TRIAS (www.triasngo.be)
President of the European Business Ethics Network (www.eben-net.org ) from 2005 till 2009,
Excom board member of EBEN from 2009…
Board member of European business ethics forum (www.ebef.eu )
Member of the stakeholderboard of BSCI (www.bsci-eu.org )
Chair of the jury of Solidaritest (www.solidaritest.be ) contest to determine the most socially responsible company in Belgium
Member of the scientific board of VIGEO (www.vigeo.com ) Vigeo is the largest SRI screening company in Europe


Research focus

Financial ethics: foundations of financial ethics, socially responsible investment and Islamic finance
Foundations of business ethics more specifically neo-Kantian foundations of business ethics
Organisational ethics more specific the functioning of compliance programs in companies and how to build a critical organisation

Proofreader for several major publishing houses in the field of business ethics. Regular attendance in media at home and abroad. A list of publications and projects past and present is available upon request