Mark Finn

Mark Finn is a Clinical Professor of Accounting and International Business at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. From 2001 to 2008 he also served as director of Kellogg's Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) program. Prior to coming to Kellogg, Prof. Finn served on the faculty of the University of Chicago. He received PhD, MS, and MBA degrees from Cornell University and an AB with honors from Stanford University.

Prof. Finn teaches core financial accounting and advanced classes in financial reporting, international accounting, and sustainability reporting. He received the Chairs' Core Teaching Award in 1999, 2005, and 2008.  Within the GIM program, he has been a faculty adviser to classes on China, Japan, India, and South Africa.  His primary research interests are related to the quality and credibility of financial disclosures, especially in non-US settings. His research articles include "Market Rewards for Increasing Earnings Patterns" published in the Journal of Accounting Research.  

Prof. Finn has also served as a visiting professor at the Indian School of Business (Hyderabad, India) since 2002, at the Sasin Graduate Institute of Management, Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand) since 2003, and at Keio University (Hiyoshi, Japan) in 2007. He received the ISB's Teacher of the Year award in 2003, 2008, and 2009.

Research Interests

Financial reporting and corporate control outside the United States, particularly in Japan and emerging markets. Accounting for foreign operations and risk management activities. Theoretical topics in auditing, financial reporting, and managerial accounting

Education

• PhD, 1995, Management, Cornell University
• MBA, 1990, Accounting, Finance, Cornell University
• BA, 1982, Economics, Stanford University, Honors

Academic Positions

• Clinical Professor of Accounting and International Business, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2004-present
• Visiting Professor of Accounting, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Chulalongkorn University, 2003-present
• Visiting Professor of Accounting, Indian School of Business, 2002-present
• Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University, 2007-2008
• Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting and International Business, Kellogg School of Management, Norhtwestern University, 2001-2004
• Assistant Professor of Accounting, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1996-2001
• Assistant Professor of Accounting, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 1993-1996

Awards

• 2018 Faculty of the Year, MSMS Program, 2017-18
• Chairs Core Course Teaching Award
• Chair Core Teaching Award
• 2014 Faculty of the Year, MSMS Program, 2013-14
• Chairs Core Course Teaching Award, Kellogg School of Management, 2013-14, 2007-2008, 2004-2005, 1998-1999