About Me

I am the Coopers & Lybrand, Norman E. Auerbach Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

My research interests are at the intersection of accounting and political economics, and also on regulation and enforcement. I have presented my work at leading universities and academic conferences across accounting, finance, and political economics and my papers have been nominated for and won multiple competitive awards. 

My papers have been published in the leading accounting journals: the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, and Contemporary Accounting Research. My research has been cited by the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, SF Gate, Thompson Reuters, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Dow Jones Market Watch, Congressional Research Service, Law360, Yahoo! Finance, and L’Echo. I am also a business news contributor on WILS 1320 News Radio.

I have also won awards for both my undergraduate and graduate teaching. I teach Financial Accounting (ACC 300), a core class for Michigan Ross BBA students, and Intermediate Accounting (ACC 312), an elective for BBA students. 

I received my doctorate from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's in Business (with First-Class Honours) from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Before my doctoral studies, I worked at Ernst & Young LLP in Sydney, Australia. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and daughter, drinking coffee, and playing golf (poorly).