Daniel Aobdia

Daniel Aobdia, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Accounting Information and Management Department at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, where he most recently taught the core financial accounting course to MBA students. He was also, between September 2014 and September 2016, a senior economic research fellow in the Center for Economic Analysis at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

Aobdia's research interests span empirical accounting and economics. His primary focus is using auditing as a setting to answer broad economic questions, such as the impact of regulation, the role of information spillovers, and the influence of labor and non-labor inputs in organizations, including the role of high-skilled immigration, culture and tools. Another focus is studying the effects of disclosure on the functioning of capital and product markets.

Earlier in his career, Aobdia worked in the investment banking division at Morgan Stanley in Los Angeles and at a boutique strategy consulting firm, Mars and Company, in Tokyo, Japan. He received a B.S. from the Ecole Polytechnique in France, an M.S. from Stanford University and an MBA and Ph.D. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Education

• Ph.D, 2012, Management (Accounting), Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles
• M.B.A., 2008, Management, Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles
• M.S. (Diplôme d’ingénieur), 2002, Engineering, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
• M.S., 2002, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University
• B.S. (Diplôme d’ingénieur), 1999, Math and Physics, Ecole Polytechnique

Academic Positions

• Associate Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2017-present
• Senior Economic Research Fellow, Center for Economic Analysis, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), 2014-2016
• Assistant Professor, Donald P. Jacobs Scholar, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2012-2017
• Teaching Assistant: Financial Statement Analysis, Corporate Financial Reporting, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, UCLA Anderson School of Management, MBA program, 2007-2012

Professional Experience

• Associate, Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley, 2008-2009
• Summer Associate, Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley, 2007-2007
• Strategy Consultant, Mars and Company (a spinoff of BCG), 2002-2006
• Project Manager, L’Oréal Japan, 2000-2001

Awards

• Excellence in Reviewing Recognition 2020, European Accounting Review
• Outstanding Reviewer Award 2017-2020, The Accounting Review, 2017-2020
• 2nd place prize paper. Glen McLaughlin prize for research in accounting and ethics
• FARS Excellence in Reviewing Award, Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association, 2015-2016
• Best Midyear Meeting Paper AAA Auditing Section Midyear Meeting, American Accounting Association
• Lawrence Revsine Research Fellowship, 2014-
• Ernst & Young Research fellowship, 2012-2014
• Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship
• UCLA Fellowship, UCLA Anderson Fellowship for Doctoral Studies and Summer Doctoral Fellows Program, 2009-2011
• LH Penney Accounting Award: in recognition of accounting academic excellence, awarded to one MBA student at UCLA Anderson each year, 2008
• Carter Award:granted to the top 2% of the MBA class at UCLA Anderson, 2008
• Weston Award, in recognition of finance academic excellence during the MBA program at UCLA Anderson, 2008
• President of the Investment Finance Club at UCLA Anderson, 2007-2008
• UCLA Anderson Student Investment Fund Fellow, 2007-2008
• Exceptional International Student Fellowship, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2007
• Faculty Scholar, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2007
• UCLA Anderson Fellowship, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2006