Henry Friedman
- Entrepreneurship
- Incentive Compensation
- Reporting Quality
- Securities Market Regulation and Standards
Biography
Henry Friedman is an associate professor of accounting. His research relates broadly to how information is produced and used in firms and capital markets. Using theoretical models and archival data, he studies issues involving corporate governance, regulation, disclosure, lobbying, investor preferences for corporate social responsibility, audit quality and non-audit services, executive compensation, entrepreneurship and common ownership. His research has been published widely in accounting, finance and management journals. He currently serves as an editor at the Review of Accounting Studies and the Journal of Financial Reporting, and on the editorial board of the Accounting Review. He previously served as an associate editor at Management Science.
At UCLA Anderson, Friedman teaches core financial accounting, runs an online pre-term course to help entering students prepare for their first-year accounting class, and co-teaches an elective on sustainability and ESG. Friedman previously taught at Wharton (core managerial accounting) and MIT (core financial accounting).
Courses
Financial Accounting
Education
Ph.D. Accounting 2012, University of Pennsylvania
M.A. Accounting 2012, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Economics 2007, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering 2007, University of Pennsylvania
Awards & Honors
The Accounting Review Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2022
AAA FARS Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award, 2022
Journal of Accounting Research Excellence in Refereeing, 2021
The Accounting Review Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2020
MAS Best Early Career Researcher Award, 2018
Global Research Award, UCLA Anderson Center for Global Management, 2012-2018
Competitive Manuscript Award, American Accounting Association, 2013
MAS Dissertation Award, AAA Management Accounting Section, 2013
Academic Fellow, UCLA Anderson Fink Center for Finance and Investments, 2012
Best Doctoral Student Paper, AAA Western Region Meeting, 2011
Mark O. Winkelman Doctoral Fellowship, 2009-2012 Wharton Doctoral Fellowship, 2007-2012
AAA Doctoral Consortium Fellow, 2011
Wharton Doctoral Student Travel Grant, 2011 GAPSA Research Travel Grant, 2011
Ernst and Young Travel Grant, 2011
Penn Materials Science and Engineering Department Faculty Appreciation Award, 2007
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 2006
Wharton Undergraduate Dean’s List, 2004-2007
Wharton Research Scholars, 2003-2007
Joseph Wharton Scholars, 2003-2007
Benjamin Franklin Scholars, 2003-2007