sentences:  He is a member of the editorial boards of the "Journal of Applied Corporate Finance", "Journal of Empirical Finance", and "European Finance Review".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.He was formerly a special adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England.