Kalash Jain

Kalash Jain is an Assistant Professor of Business at the Accounting Division of Columbia Business School, where he has been affiliated since 2023. His work bridges Financial Accounting, Asset Management, and CEO Compensation research domains.

• PhD, MBA, and BA from the University of Chicago
• Former investment banking analyst at Citi's Financial Strategy and Solutions Group

Research Interests
He investigates how informational and institutional frictions affect market dynamics and corporate behavior, focusing on:

• Gaps in financial statements
• Misaligned incentives
• Rigid classification systems

Article Trends
Recent publications examine earnings management tools, CEO compensation policies, and information intermediaries in financial markets, with methodological emphasis on empirical analysis of market information processing and institutional constraints.

Teaching
Currently teaches financial statement analysis and valuation courses.