Jesse Chan

Jesse completed his PhD and MS in Accounting at The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to academia, Jesse was a Business Analyst in the Atlanta, Georgia office of McKinsey & Company, where he primarily served automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on topics such as marketing & sales, go-to-market strategy, consumer insights, pricing strategy, and promotional incentives. He holds an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license in Massachusetts and obtained MAcc and BBA degrees in Accounting from the University of Georgia. His research interests lie at the intersection of ESG reporting issues and information intermediaries.

Education

• PhD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2022
• BBA, University of Georgia, 2014
• MAcc, University of Georgia, 2014

Research Interests:

Climate change reporting, corporate ESG initiatives, gender diversity amongst capital market intermediaries, analyst behavior, auditor behavior

Teaching

• Boston University—Questrom School of Business Boston, MA
  Financial Accounting, Instructor
• The University of Texas at Austin—McCombs School of Business Austin, TX
  Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (Online), Instructor Summer 2020

Selected Publications

• Chan, J., Lin, S., Yu, Y., Zhao, W. (2018). "Analysts’ stock ownership and stock recommendations", Journal of Accounting and Economics, 66 (2-3), 476-498
• Gao, S., Meng, Q., Chan, J., Chan, K. (2018). "Cognitive reference points, institutional investors' bid prices, and IPO pricing: Evidence from IPO auctions in China", Journal of Financial Markets, 38 124-140
• Chan, J., Chan, K., Tong, J., Zhang, F. (2016). "Using Google Scholar citations to rank accounting programs: a global perspective", Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 47 (1), 29-55

Selected Research Presentations

• Chan, J. Discussion of "Does Talking the Climate Change Talk Help Reduce Investor Uncertainty? Evidence from the Paris Agreement", American Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2022