He obtained his Ph.D. in Accounting from Columbia Business School in 2008. His research interests involve corporate disclosure and financial reporting, auditing, corporate governance, and international accounting. His research has been published in leading academic journals including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Review of Accounting Studies. As a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA), he has extensive teaching experience from Columbia, Rutgers, University of Missouri, and University of Toronto.