Robert W. Holthausen

Robert W. Holthausen is the Ernst and Young and Nomura Securities Company Professor of Accounting and Finance at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he also serves as the Chairman of the Department of Accounting. Before joining Wharton, he was a Professor of Accounting and Finance at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. Holthausen earned his Ph.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Rochester, and prior to his academic career, he worked as a CPA at Price Waterhouse and in finance at Mobil.His research interests encompass various topics in finance and accounting, including management compensation, governance structures, corporate restructuring, and the effects of information on stock prices and volume. His work has been published in prestigious journals such as the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, and the Journal of Finance. Holthausen has received numerous teaching awards for his courses in investment management and valuation, including the David J. Hauck Award at Wharton. He is currently the academic director of Wharton’s Mergers and Acquisitions program and has consulted for various companies on issues related to compensation, investment strategies, and valuation analysis.