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Personal profile
Research Interests
Land Use and Sustainable Food Systems;
Market Systems and Technology Adoption;
Insurance Markets and Alternative Risk Transfer.
Teaching Interests
Reinsurance and Alternative Risk Transfer (Year 4, Undergraduate)
Insuring Life and Health Risks (MSc Risk Management and Insurance)
Insuring Risk in Nature and Industry (MSc Risk Management and Insurance)
Risk and Crisis (BA International Business, Guest Lecture)
Corporate Governance, Sustainability and Ethics (MBA Grenoble Business School, Medellin Campus, Colombia, Spring 2019)
Risk Management (MBA Grenoble Business School, Medellin Campus, Colombia, Spring 2019)
Risk Management (MBA Grenoble Business School, Bulle Campus, Switzerland, Autumn 2018)
Large Scale Data Management (MSc Computational Finance, Fordham Graduate School of Business, New York, Spring 2014)
Biography
John Garvey is a Professor of Finance at the Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in insurance and finance. Professor Garvey received his PhD in finance from Dublin City University. A graduate of the University of Galway (BA, MA). Prior to joining the Kemmy Business School, Professor Garvey worked as a commercial underwriter with Aviva Insurance Group. His teaching focuses on financial institutions and markets with a particular focus on reinsurance and alternative risk transfer. His research interests include topics within sustainable finance and insurance. In 2014, Professor Garvey led research that resulted in the completion of a spinout company called FarmHedge which designed digital tools for coordinating trading decisions in agricultural markets. This technology secured the Irish Times Innovation Award and was sold to Austrian agribusiness, RWA in 2024. Professor Garvey currently leads BIOFIN-EU, an EU funded project that explores how to redirect financial flows towards the protection and restoration of biodiversity.
External positions
CEO, FarmHedge Ltd
1 Jan 2016 → 1 Jun 2024
Senior Lecturer, University of Limerick
1 Sept 2002 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Enhancing Indoor Air Quality in Naturally Ventilated Classrooms in Ireland: A Systematic Review Protocol and Future Research Agenda
Honan, D., Littlewood, J. R. & Garvey, J., 2026, Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2024. Littlewood, J. R., Howlett, R. J., Howlett, R. J., Jain, L. C. & Jain, L. C. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 23-33 11 p. (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; vol. 113 SIST).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Low-Cost CO2 Sensors: On-Site Performance Evaluation and Co-Location Correction Procedure for Reliable Ventilation Assessments in Schools
Honan, D., Garvey, J., Littlewood, J., Horrigan, M. & Gallagher, J., Feb 2026, In: Sensors. 26, 4, 1265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Market mechanisms for scaling biomethane in industrial agriculture: Insights from a Delphi study
Corrigan, C., O’Brien, F. G., Henihan, A. M., Pattenden, A., Leahy, J. J., O’Flahery, V. & Garvey, J., Jun 2026, In: Energy Nexus. 22, 100723.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Language of Evasion: How Semantic Similarity Between Questions and Answers Predicts Stock Returns
Hynes, L., Chiang, H., Garvey, J. & O’Brien, F., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Behavioral Finance.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing financial instruments for land-based ecological restoration: A review and future research Agenda
Garvey, J., Grigoriadis, V., Flannery, D., Knapp, E., Gold, E., Hutchinson, G., Frewer, L. J., Brereton, P. & Byrne, K. A., Jun 2025, In: Cleaner Production Letters. 8, 100089.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Innovation Award for Leading a University Spinout Company
Garvey, J. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Honorary award
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