Elizabeth Blankespoor

Professor Elizabeth Blankespoor’s research broadly focuses on financial reporting and corporate disclosure. Within this area, her recent work examines the determinants of corporate disclosure and the role of information processing costs, the impact of changes in information technology on the flow of financial information, and the use of fair values in financial reporting.

Elizabeth Blankespoor joined the Stanford Graduate School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Accounting in July 2012. Her research focuses on the determinants of financial reporting and corporate disclosure choice, as well as the implications of these choices for capital market participants, regulators, and the flow of financial information. Her recent work examines the role of information processing costs in firm disclosure choice, the impact of changes in information technology on financial information flow, and the use of fair values in financial reporting.

Professor Blankespoor received her PhD in Accounting from the University of Michigan. Prior to her graduate studies at the University of Michigan, she was a Senior Auditor with Ernst and Young in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also earned a BA in Accounting and Information Systems from Dordt College and a Master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Utah.

Academic Degrees

• PhD in Accounting, University of Michigan, 2012
• MAcc in Accounting and Information Systems, University of Utah, 2007
• BA in Accounting and Information Systems, Dordt College, 2003

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor, Stanford University, 2017-present
• Assistant Professor, Stanford University, 2012-2017

Professional Experience

• Senior Auditor, Ernst & Young, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004-2006
• CPA, State of California (Inactive), 2006

Awards and Honors

• MBA Distinguished Teaching Award, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2016
• R. Michael & Mary Shanahan Faculty Scholar for 2015-2016
• MSx Distinguished Teaching Award, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2015
• Michelle R. Clayman Faculty Scholar, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2014-2015

Education

• PhD University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (2007 — 2012)
• MAcc University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business (2006 — 2007)
• B.A. Dordt University (1999 — 2003)

Companies

• Associate Professor Of Accounting University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business (2018)
• Associate Professor Of Accounting Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2017 — 2018)
• Assistant Professor of Accounting Stanford Graduate School of Business (2012 — 2017)
• Accounting PhD Candidate University of Michigan Ross School of Business (2007 — 2012)
• Senior Auditor Ernst & Young (2004 — 2006)
• Accounting Analyst JC Penney (2003 — 2003)

Skills

• Corporate Finance
• Finance
• Internal Controls

Other

Research, Financial Modeling, CPA, Financial Accounting, Teaching, Data Analysis, Financial Analysis, Auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Financial Reporting, Accounting