Accounting & Finance Research Community Q&A Session – Dr Amir Amel-Zadeh

Title: Meet the Editor – European Accounting Review

Date: 28 February 2024

Time: 15:30-16:30

Location: NUBS.2.08

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Meet the Editor – European Accounting Review

Speaker: Dr Amir Amel-Zadeh is Associate Professor at Saïd Business School and director of the Oxford Rethinking Performance Initiative at the University of Oxford.

Amir’s research broadly investigates the role of financial and non-financial reporting in capital markets and how companies’ sustainability characteristics affect investors’ asset allocation decisions. Prior to joining Saïd Business School, Amir held a position as Assistant Professor at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and prior to that worked at Lehman Brothers in London. He received his PhD in Finance from the University of Cambridge. Amir has taught or consulted for the financial services industry globally and was academic advisor to PanAgora Asset Management. He has held visiting positions at Harvard Business School, at New York University Stern School of Business, at Columbia Business School, and visiting professor at the University of Bologna. In addition to his faculty post at Oxford, Amir is board member of the UK Endorsement Board, responsible for adopting IFRS for use by UK companies, and is the incoming co-editor of the European Accounting Review.

Abstract:

Dr Amir Amel-Zadeth is the incoming co-editor of the European Accounting Review. He will also host a Q&A ‘Meet the Editor’ session after his research seminar, allowing staff and PhD students to gain valuable insights about the EAR journal and submissions process and Amir’s plans for the journal going forward.