Steven J. Huddart

Steven J. Huddart is the Smeal Chair Professor of Accounting and Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty at The Pennsylvania State University's Smeal College of Business. He previously served as Department Head of Accounting from 2011–2018. His research focuses on how decisions are influenced by information, incentives, social norms, and behavioral biases, particularly in areas like stock-based compensation, insider trading, and financial reporting.

Education:

• PhD, Yale University, 1991
• MPhil, Yale University, 1988
• MA, Yale University, 1988
• BMath, University of Waterloo, 1985

Research highlights include examining disclosure-insider trading relationships, taxation implications of corporate acquisitions, and ownership structure effects on corporate value. He has editorial experience with journals such as The Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research.

Teaching experience includes financial accounting, managerial accounting, and tax planning at Penn State, Duke University, University of Michigan, and Stanford University. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (Canada).