Jenny Giedt

Jenny is an Assistant Professor at the George Washington University School of Business. Her research examines financial accounting and disclosure choices made by corporations and their effects on the stock market and the market for corporate control. She teaches Introduction to Financial Accounting in the undergraduate business core curriculum.

Jenny graduated with a PhD in Business Administration with an Accounting emphasis in 2016 from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and is a Deloitte Foundation doctoral fellow. Her UC Berkeley dissertation explores why certain companies voluntarily announce that they are seeking strategic alternatives, and documents the costs and benefits associated with the announcement. Her dissertation is titled, "Voluntary Disclosure of Strategic Alternatives: A Cost-Benefit Analysis" (2016). Link

Prior to Berkeley, she worked as an auditor and forensic accountant at KPMG in Los Angeles, CA, and obtained her CPA. She also has experience in the mutual fund and hedge fund industries with US Bank and Dorchester Capital. She earned her Bachelor's degrees from the University of Southern California in Accounting and Business Administration (Finance emphasis).

Education

• PhD University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (2011 — 2016)
• B.S. University of Southern California (2006 — 2010)
• BS University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business (2006 — 2010)
• Granite Bay High School (2001 — 2006)

Companies

• Assistant Professor George Washington University - School of Business (2016)
• PhD Student UC Berkeley - Haas School of Business (2011 — 2016)
• Risk Consultant (Summer contractor) Dorchester Capital (2012 — 2012)
• Forensic Associate KPMG LLP (2010 — 2011)
• Audit Intern KPMG LLP (2009 — 2009)
• Fund Services Intern US Bank (2008 — 2008)
• Directors' and Counselors' Office Admin Assistant USC Rossier School of Education (2007 — 2007)
• Dance Teacher Tricks Gymnastics and Dance Studio (2005 — 2006)