John Harry Evans

John Harry Evans is the III Katz Alumni Professor of Accounting at the Department of Accounting, Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on economic perspectives of accounting phenomena, analytical models of incentives, experimental studies in managerial and tax reporting, and empirical investigations of healthcare incentives. He teaches courses in Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Managerial Accounting, and Strategic Cost Management.

• Research spans incentive design, corporate governance, healthcare accounting, and empirical methodologies.
• Recent publications address CEO turnover, physician compensation, tax reporting ethics, and organizational incentive structures.
• Awarded multiple honors including the Outstanding Management Accounting Paper Award (2012), Provost Award for Excellence in Mentoring (2011), and multiple Best Paper Awards across journals.
• Active in professional service as a financial consultant to the Department of Defense and expert witness in legal cases.
• Designed financial analysis training programs for healthcare managers at University of Pittsburgh Physicians and Highmark Insurance Company.