Francois Brochet

Francois Brochet is a Professor of Accounting and Department Chair at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, where he also holds the Dean’s Research Scholar title. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School and Visiting Assistant Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Accounting, New York University (2007)
• MS in Management, HEC School of Management (2001)

Professor Brochet's research centers on corporate governance, capital markets, and executive compensation, examining regulatory impacts, shareholder activism, and language barriers in financial disclosure. His work bridges accounting with behavioral finance and international business contexts, featuring significant studies on virtual shareholder meetings, insider trading dynamics, and CEO tenure effects.

Recent publications (2021-2024) reveal a concentrated focus on contemporary governance challenges including Say on Pay legislation, virtual meeting efficacy, and linguistic barriers in earnings communications. His empirical work consistently appears in premier journals like Management Science and The Accounting Review, demonstrating methodological rigor in capital market analysis.