Robert R. Dockson Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Accounting, Finance and Business Economics, University of Southern California.
Professor Dechow's research focuses on accounting accruals, the quality and reliability of earnings, the use of earnings information in predicting stock returns, and the effect of analysts' forecasts on investors’ perceptions of firm value.
Deloitte and Touche LLP Chair in Accounting and Professor of Accounting, Finance and Business Economics, University of Southern California.
Richard Sloan's research focuses on the role of accounting information in investment decisions. From 2006 to 2009, Sloan was a managing director in equity research at Barclays Global Investors. He currently serves on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and as a consulting director of investment research for Strategic Global Advisors, an institutional asset manager. He is an FSA credential holder.