John E. Core

John E. Core is a dual Professor of Accounting, holding positions at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Nanyang Technological University. His primary affiliation is with MIT Sloan, where he teaches Financial Accounting to first-year MBAs and conducts research on executive compensation, corporate governance, and disclosure practices. Core earned a BA from Yale University and a PhD from The Wharton School. Prior to academia, he worked in investment banking at PaineWebber and in compensation consulting at Ernst & Young.

Core’s research focuses on the interplay between financial reporting, executive incentives, and corporate governance. Notable areas include CEO compensation structures, the impact of disclosure policies on firm transparency, and the real effects of accounting standards on managerial behavior. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Accounting Review.

His articles explore topics like performance vesting provisions in executive contracts, institutional investor behavior, and the ethical dimensions of nonprofit governance. Core’s contributions emphasize the alignment of managerial incentives with shareholder value and the role of transparency in mitigating agency costs.

In advising and grants, Core has collaborated on projects examining tax policies, executive pay equity across countries, and the effects of mandatory disclosure. His research often bridges theoretical frameworks with practical implications for corporate governance and financial reporting practices.