Professor Alexandra Andhov is the inaugural Chair in Law and Technology and Director of the Center for Advancing Law and Technology Responsibly (ALTeR) at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Law and Faculty of Business and Economics.

Professor Andhov’s research focuses on corporate law, capital market law, and the regulation of emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. She has published extensively in leading European and U.S. law journals and with esteemed publishers like Hart Publishing, Cambridge University Press, or Edward Elgar. Her notable works include Computational Law, which explores the intersection of computational and legal thinking, and the recent anthology Fallacies in Corporate and Financial Law , which interrogates long-standing assumptions and beliefs upon which corporate and financial law have been built that have remained unexamined for decades.

In education, Professor Andhov is known for her innovative spirit, having developed groundbreaking courses on start-up law, blockchain regulation, and computational law. Her contributions to educational innovation have earned her multiple nominations and awards, including her recent appointment as an International Affiliated Scholar with the Blockchain Law for Social Good Center in San Francisco. She has also received prestigious grants, including the Fulbright scholarship and the Inge Lehmann Grant for outstanding academic female talent in Denmark. Beyond academia, Professor Andhov actively participates in the Nordic and European start-up ecosystem and has held various advisory roles. She also contributes to Forbes regularly.