Education
PhD. Business – Stanford University Graduate School of Business. June 2011
PhD. Construction Engineering – Politechnical University of Catalonia. February 2002.
Degree in Civil Engineering (Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos) – Politechnical University of Catalonia. June 1998
Fellowships, Recognitions, Honors, and Awards
Excellence in Refereeing Award, Journal of Accounting Research (2023)
Research Member of the Sustainable Finance Research and Policy Network (RPN)
Research Member in the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
Research Affiliate in the Financial Economics program of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Research Affiliate in the Public-Private Research Center de IESE Business School
Outstanding Paper Award, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability, Annual Conference (2022)
Excellence in Refereeing Award, Journal of Accounting Research (2022)
Excellence in Reviewing Recognition, European Accounting Research (2022)
Research Award Antonio Dionis (Premio de Investigación Antonio Dionis de la Fundación de Estudios Financieros) (2021)
Outstanding Reviewer Recognition. Contemporary Accounting Research (2021)
Excellence in Refereeing Award, Journal of Accounting Research (2020)
Outstanding Reviewer Award. The Accounting Review (2020)
Research Award Antonio Dionis (Premio de Investigación Antonio Dionis de la Fundación de Estudios Financieros) (2019)
Jacobs Levy Center Research Paper Prize for outstanding paper (Wharton, University of Pennsylvania) (2018)
Research grant by Social Trends Institute (2021)
Grant SGR 1244 by Agència de Gestió d’Ajusts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) (research fellowship granted by the Catalan Government) (2017)
Grant “Ayudas a Investigadores y Creadores Culturales” (research fellowship granted by BBVA Foundation) (2016)
Best Discussion Award. Review of Accounting Studies (RAST) 2015 Conference.
IESE Alumni Association Research Excellence Award (2015 )
Award “Premio Fondos Concursables” from Centro de Gobierno Corporativo de la Universidad de Chile (2015)
Grant SGR 1496 by Agència de Gestió d’Ajusts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) (research fellowship granted by the Catalan Government) (2014)
Marie Curie Fellowship (European Commission research fellowship) (2012)
Ramon y Cajal Fellowship (Spanish Government research fellowship) (2011)
Esa and Helena Hietala Fellowship at Stanford University (2010)
Carol F. Dressler Fellowship at Stanford University (2009)
David S. Tappan, Jr. Fellowship at Stanford University (2008)
Alan C. Root Fellowship at Stanford University (2007)
Marian Kennedy Fisher Fellowship at Stanford University (2007)
Spanish Government Research Fellowship FPI (Formación del Personal Investigador) (1998-2002)
Prize “Victoriano Muñoz Ohms” for doctoral dissertation (2002)
Runner-up prize “Dragados”, for the dissertation to obtain the degree in Civil Engineering (1998)
Invited Academic Presentations
2024: HEC Lausanne (scheduled), Rudgers University (scheduled), PhD Forum of the European Accounting Association, speaker (scheduled)
2023: Univeristy of Bielefeld, TRR 266 Annual Conference (keynote speaker), University of Chicago, University of Minnesota, University of Calgari, Scandinavian Accounting Research Conference (Keynote Speaker), INSEAD, Columbia University, Stanford GSB Conference on Sustainability (presenter), 14th edition of the Lancaster/Manchester/ICAEW conference (presenter), BAFA-SEAG annual meeting (presenter), 2023 Barcelona Accounting Group Summer Workshop (presenter), EAA Doctoral Consortium (speaker).
2022: Inquire UK research seminar, Marseille Business School, University of Bristol, University of Bath, University of Miami, Grupo Santander, Tilburg University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Universidad Carlos III, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Hong Kong.
2021: London School of Economics, University of Manheim, ECGI Spotlight Series (Investor Impact on ESG)
2020: Bank of Spain, Banco Santander, Warwick University, BI Norwegian Business School, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Erasmus School of Economics.
2019: University of Amsterdam, Bocconi University, ESSEC Business School
2018: Boston College, University of Michigan, Simon Fraser University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, IESEG, National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, University of Sydney
2017: Arison School of Business, IDC Herzliya, University of Manheim, Tilburg University, Annual Conference of Contemporary Accounting Research
2016: Erasmus School of Economics, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, SOAR Accounting Symposium (Singapore Management University)
2015: Goethe University – SAFE workshop on “Say-on-Pay”, Cambridge University – Financial Accounting Symposium, Universidad Católica – NOVA – Lisbon Accounting Conference, INSEAD, University of Zurich, Humboldt University Berlin, MIT Sloan
2014: London School of Economics, University Pompeu Fabra, Northwestern University, Lancaster University
2013: Wharton, University Carlos III, University of Navarra, HEC Paris
2012: London Business School
Participation at Practitioner and Academic Conferences
Coloquio sobre la ESG en la Gobernanza Corporativa. Organizado por Fundación Alternativas. December, 2023.
“Modern Capitalism and Corporate Purpose” event organized by the European Corporate Governance Institute, September 2023
18 Banking Industry Meeting, IESE Center for International Finance. 16-17 of May, 2023.
Foro de Liderazgo Consciente, Capitalismo Consciente, Marzo 2023
IESE-ECGI Corporate Governance Conference. Madrid. 3-4 of October, 2022
17 Banking Industry Meeting, IESE Center for International Finance. 11-12 of May, 2022
IESE-ECGI Corporate Governance Conference. Madrid. 4-5 of October, 2021
IV Foro Anual del Consejero (First Spanish Symposium on Corporate Directors). Madrid. July 4th, 2018
X Spanish Workshop on Empirical Research in Financial Accounting. A Coruña. 2-4 of April, 2014.
XX Annual Symposium of IESE’s Center for International Finance (CIF). Madrid March 21st, 2013
I Foro Anual del Consejero (First Spanish Symposium on Corporate Directors). Madrid. May 28th, 2013
Invited Participation in Academic Conferences
2024: PhD Forum of the European Accounting Association (speaker)
2023: Keynote speaker at the TRR 266 Annual Conference, Keynote Speaker at the Scandinavian Accounting Research Conference, Speaker invitation at “Modern Capitalism and Corporate Purpose” event organized by the ECGI, Speaker Invitation from Stanford GSB – Conference on Sustainability, Speaker Invitation 14th edition of the Lancaster/Manchester/ICAEW conference, Speaker BAFA-SEAG annual meeting, Journal of Accounting Research Conference, Review of Accounting Studies.
2022: Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, European Finance Association Annual Meeting (organization committee, session chair), Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting (discussant), UN PRI Academic Conference 2022 (discussant), IE University Workshop on ESG and Firm Value (discussant), Conference on Corporate Carbon Disclosures (Stanford)
2021: Cavalcade, Journal of Accounting Research, Global Corporate Governance Colloquia (discussant), Review of Accounting Studies Annual Conference (discussant)
2020: IIMB Accounting Research Conference (presenter), European Accounting Review Annual Conference (discussant).
2019: Accounting Conference, London School of Economics (discussant), LBS Accounting Symposium.
2018: Information, Markets, and Organizations Conference 2018, Harvard Business School (discussant), Midyear Meeting of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (editorial board), LBS Accounting Symposium.
2017: Review of Accounting Studies Annual Conference, European Accounting Association Annual Meeting, LBS Accounting Symposium, Harvard Accounting Symposium, Annual Conference of Contemporary Accounting Research.
2016: SOAR Accounting Symposium (Singapore) 2016 (discussant), LBS Accounting Symposium
2015: Review of Accounting Studies Conference (discussant), Stanford Accounting Summer Camp (discussant), LBS Accounting Symposium, European Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Universidad Católica – NOVA – Lisbon Accounting Conference (presenter and discussant), Goethe University – SAFE workshop on “Say-on-Pay” (presenter), Cambridge University – Financial Accounting Symposium (presenter).
2014: LBS Accounting Symposium, Stanford Accounting Summer Camp, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting
2013: European Accounting Association Annual Meeting, LBS Accounting Symposium, University of Colorado Accounting Symposium
2012: LBS Accounting Symposium, Stanford Accounting Summer Camp
2011: Stanford Accounting Summer Camp
2010: Management Accounting Section Midyear Meeting, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Stanford Accounting Summer Camp
2009: Journal of Accounting and Economics Conference, FARS Mid-year Conference
2008: Stanford Accounting Summer Camp
2007: Stanford Accounting Summer Camp
Professional Service
Editor: Review of Accounting Studies
Ad hoc editor: Contemporary Accounting Research
Ad hoc reviewer: Accounting and Business Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, European Accounting Review, European Journal of Finance, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Review of Accounting Studies, Strategic Management Journal, The Accounting Review.
Advisory boards: Governance Committee of the American Accounting Association (2014-2015)
Editorial boards: The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, European Accounting Review, Journal of Financial Reporting, Revista Española de Contabilidad y Financiación (Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting), Indian Journal of Accounting Research, Accountability in a Sustainable World.
Editorial Committees: 2024 EFA Program Committee, 2022 EFA Program Committee, 2018 Midyear Meeting of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS), subliaison of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association (AAA).
Evaluation panels: Referee for the Spanish Government’s Science & Innovation Department.
Member of the EFRAG Connectivity Advisory Panel
Dissertation Committees
Ph. D. examination commitee– Raffaele Manini, Pompeu Fabra University (Ph.D. 2022)
Ph. D. examination commitee– Marta Alonso, University of Navarra (Ph.D. 2022)
Ph. D. Thesis Advisor – Donald N’Gatta, IESE Business School (Ph.D. 2021)
Ph. D. examination committee – Karolis Liaudinskas, Pompeu Fabra University (Ph.D. 2020)
Ph. D. examination committee – Christopher Stewart, University of Melbourne (Ph.D. 2020)
Ph. D. Thesis Advisor – Fang Li, IESE Business School (Ph.D. 2020)
Ph. D. examination committee – Pedro Belisario, IESE Business School (Ph.D. 2019)
Ph. D. Thesis Advisor – Jiyuan Dai, IESE Business School (Ph.D. 2019)
Ph. D. examination committee – Facundo Mercado, Carlos III University (Ph.D. 2018)
Ph. D. examination committee – Lluis Puig, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ongoing)
Ph. D. examination committee – Andrés Mesa, University of Navarra (Ph.D. 2018)
Ph. D. examination committee – Wenjiao Cao, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (Ph.D. 2018)
Ph. D. examination committee – Kizkitza Biguri, Pompeu Fabra University (Ph.D. 2016)
Ph. D. examination committee – Luz Parrondo, Pompeu Fabra University (Ph.D. 2016)
Ph. D. examination committee – Mariano Scapin, Carlos III University (Ph.D. 2015)
Ph. D. examination committee – Patricia Boyallian, Carlos III University (Ph.D. 2014)
Ph. D. examination committee – Stefan Gissler, Pompeu Fabra University (Ph.D. 2014)
Ph. D. Thesis Advisor – Marcos Citelli, IESE Business School (since 2014)
Ph. D. Thesis Advisor – Daniel Ferrés, IESE Business School (Ph.D. 2014)
Ph. D. Thesis Co-Advisor – Luis Azuola, Polytechnical university of Catalonia (UPC) (Ph.D. 2008)
Ph. D. Thesis Co-Advisor – Bibiana Alarcón, Polytechnical university of Catalonia (UPC) (Ph.D. 2006)
Ph. D. Thesis Co-Advisor – Resmundo Manga, Polytechnical university of Catalonia (UPC) (Ph.D. 2005)
Teaching
Courses:
- Managerial Accounting (MBA)
- Corporate Governance (MBA)
- Corporate Governance (PhD)
Participation in Government-Funded R&D Projects
- “Competition vs. Concentration in Real Estate and Banking” Research project funded by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (the Spanish Government’s Economy Department). Subprograma de Investigación Fundamental no Orientada. ECO2018- 97335-P. Project coordinator: Carles Vergara.
- “Avances en Organización Industrial, Finanzas y Economía Experimental (Advances in Industrial Economics, Finance, and Experimental Economics)”. Research project funded by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (the Spanish Government’s Economy Department). Subprograma de Investigación Fundamental no Orientada. ECO2015-63711-P. Project coordinator: Xavier Vives.
- “Advances in Industrial Economics and Finance. Research project funded by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (the Spanish Government’s Economy Department). Subprograma de Investigación Fundamental no Orientada. ECON2011-29533. Project coordinator: Xavier Vives.
- “MIVES I: Integrated Model for a Sustainable Constructive Design. Aplication to Industrial and Service Buildings”. Research project funded by Ministerio de Ciencia y Educacion (the Spanish Government’s Science and Innovation Department). Convocatoria de ayudas de Proyectos de Investigación Científica y Desarrollo Tecnológico (2002) MAT 2002-04310. Project coordinator: Antonio Aguado.
- “MIVES II: Sustainability through Value Analysis Applied to Several Fields”. Research project funded by Ministerio de Ciencia y Educacion (the Spanish Government’s Science and Innovation Department). Plan Nacional de I+D+i BIA2005-09163-C03-01. Project coordinator: Antonio Aguado.