I am Full Professor of Accounting at Bocconi University and Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to joining Bocconi, I held positions as full professor at LSE, Cass (now Bayes) Business School in London, Lancaster Management School and Strathclyde Business School; and visiting professor positions at, inter alia, Chinese University Hong Kong, New York University, Monash University and University of California (Berkeley). I hold PhD and MA degrees from Lancaster University and a BCom degree from Liverpool University.