In June 2018, Justin O'Brien resigned from his position as a professor of financial regulation after an investigation into his corporate credit card expenses.
Heard the one about the university professor specialising in corporate trust who quietly left his job after being accused of using his university credit card to pay for personal holidays?
Call it a matter of taking inspiration from his subjects. Dr Justin O'Brien is a media-savvy academic whose byline used to regularly appear in this newspaper. Until two years ago, he worked at Monash University, heading up an initiative on rebuilding confidence in financial markets known as The Trust Project.
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Myriam Robin is a senior writer based in the Melbourne newsroom. She has previously been a Rear Window columnist and editor, and before that reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
