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Dov Fischer, Ph.D., CPA serves as Professor and Department Chair of Accounting at Brooklyn College's Murray Koppelman School of Business, City University of New York. With over two decades of academic experience since earning his doctorate from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2003, he leads the accounting program while maintaining an active research agenda bridging technical accounting standards and ethical frameworks.
His educational background includes a B.S. in Accounting from Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business (1994) and a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of Colorado at Boulder (2003).
Fischer's research uniquely synthesizes accounting ethics, corporate governance, and biblical perspectives. He examines 'substance over form' applications in financial reporting, 'tone at the top' dynamics in corporate scandals like Boeing's 737 MAX crisis, and ethical dimensions of emerging technologies like blockchain. His interdisciplinary approach draws from Jewish legal traditions (Talmud, Responsa literature) to address contemporary issues in taxation, auditing, and financial regulation.
His publication trajectory shows increasing focus on ethical governance, with recent work analyzing wasteful spending consequences, blockchain's audit implications, and biblical leadership models for #MeToo era challenges. Fischer consistently connects technical accounting standards with moral philosophy across diverse venues from Accounting, Economics, and Law to Hakirah (The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law).
- Brooklyn College Koppelman School of Business Special Recognition Award for Collaborative Scholarship
- Brooklyn College Award for Excellence in Academic Outcomes Assessment
- Brooklyn College School of Business Award for Research Excellence
- Best Paper by New Faculty, American Accounting Association Northeast Region
- J. Michael Cook/Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Consortium Fellowship
As an active mentor, Fischer directs the FASTCA program enabling rapid student publications and has secured PSC-CUNY research grants supporting his scholarship. His professional service includes CUNY Faculty Senate roles, American Accounting Association reviewing, and developing Brooklyn College's ethics assessment framework for business accreditation. He teaches advanced courses including Taxation of Business Enterprises and Seminar in Accounting, emphasizing ethical decision-making through historical and religious lenses.
Fischer leads research teams examining corporate governance failures and ethical tax practices, often collaborating with international scholars. His work with the Assurance of Learning Committee shapes business school curricula to prioritize ethical reasoning alongside technical accounting skills.
