Philip Joos

Prof. Philip Joos is a Full Professor of Accounting at Tilburg University's Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM) and academic director of the Tilburg Institute for Private Debt since 2020. He is affiliated with the TIAS Finance LAB and previously served as vice dean education (2013-2018), academic dean of TIAS School for Business & Society (2010-2013), and Research Coordinator of CentER's Accounting Research Group until 2010. Prior to Tilburg, he held professorships at the University of Rochester's Simon School of Business.

His academic credentials include a Business Economics degree from Ghent University, Master of Science in Finance from Vlerick School of Management, and Master in Statistics/PhD in Accounting from Stanford University. Doctoral work focused on earnings prediction, equity valuation in biotech/pharmaceuticals, and real options modeling using R&D metrics.

Research centers on empirical financial accounting with sustained expertise in corporate governance, CSR, capital markets, and ESG reporting. Key contributions examine default risk in IPOs, IFRS adoption effects across Europe, and sustainable investment frameworks. Current projects analyze economic impacts of ESG disclosures, bridging accounting theory with finance and business strategy.

Recent publications reveal evolving focus from traditional financial reporting (e.g., stock option disclosures, IFRS impacts) toward sustainability-driven topics like ESG performance during crises and pharmaceutical R&D valuation. Work consistently intersects capital markets, corporate strategy, and regulatory frameworks across Accounting, Finance, and Business journals.

Scientific recognition includes:

• TIAS Best Teacher Award (December 2009)
• TIAS Best Teacher Award (June 2018)

He teaches PhD-level courses in TiSEM's Research Master program, MSc financial accounting theory, and executive programs at TIAS. Leadership roles encompass directing academic programs and shaping global accounting education through the European Accounting Association (EAA), where he served as President (2017-2019) and founded initiatives supporting young scholars.

Core affiliations include the TIAS Finance LAB and Tilburg Institute for Private Debt, which he established to study non-bank lending markets. His EAA presidency and chairmanship of the Education Committee since 2019 demonstrate active influence in accounting education innovation and international scholarly networks.