Deborah Delaney is a Senior Lecturer with the Griffith Asia Institute and an academic in the Griffith Business School. Following an extensive career as a chartered accountant, she has conducted research in the areas of market and consumer insights and strategies for food products in emerging markets, financial reporting and governance, and in education. Delaney received a Ph.D. from Griffith University in 2010. Through her research, Delaney has established expertise in governance practices with a specific interest in the Asia–Pacific region. She has formal qualifications in financial accounting and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. She is currently researching and teaching in the areas of financial reporting and governance, with a focus on the agribusiness sector in Australia and the Asia–Pacific region.