He is an emeritus professor at the London Business School and a Fellow of the British Academy.
[1] He co-authored Principles of Corporate Finance with Stewart C. Myers and Franklin Allen (now in its thirteenth edition).
He was a full-time faculty member of the London Business School from 1968 to 1998.
[citation needed] He has held the posts of Director of the American Finance Association and president of the European Finance Association.
[3] Professor Brealey is a director of the Swiss Helvetia Fund and a former director of HSBC Investor Funds, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada UK Holdings plc, and Tokai Derivative Products Ltd.[citation needed] He was formerly a special adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England.