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Professor
Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
BIO
Gordon Richardson is a Professor of Accounting who joined the University of Toronto in 2002. During his career he has developed an international reputation as a leading scholar in academic accounting. Prof. Richardson is a capital markets researcher and has numerous studies in peer reviewed academic journals. Most recently has published several studies related to environmental accounting involving greenhouse gases and corporate social responsibility. He has also conducted research in the area of the valuation of private companies and the Private Company Discount, the usefulness of internal control disclosures mandated by Sarbanes-Oxley, the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on the valuation of private companies, and the impact of voluntary disclosures on firm valuation. He specializes in accounting based valuation models and the value relevance for investors of financial statements. In 2007, he received the Haim Falk Award for Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Thought by The Canadian Academic Accounting Association. In 2022, Prof. Richardson was inducted into the Canadian Accounting Hall Of Fame in the Leaders of the Profession category in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Canadian and international accounting.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2002 - present
- Chaired ProfessorUniversity of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada1989 - 2002
- Associate ProfessorMcMaster University, Hamilton, Canada1987 - 1989
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada1983 - 1987
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Secretary to the Inter-Provincial Board of ExaminersCanadian Institute of Chartered Accounts1975 - 1979
- Staff AccountantPrice Waterhouse & Co1972 - 1975
DEGREES
- PhDCornell University, Ithaca, United States
- MBAYork University, Toronto, Canada
- BAUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada