Matthias Mahlendorf

Matthias Mahlendorf is a Professor of Managerial Accounting at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. His research focuses on performance measurement, particularly in sustainability performance management, and the digital transformation of management control. He has held visiting positions at Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago (Booth School of Business) and served as an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD.

• Editor-in-Chief of Management Accounting Research
• Member of the editorial board of The Accounting Review
• Academic Director of the Centre for Performance Management & Controlling

His educational background includes studies in Industrial Engineering and Management at Technical University of Dresden, London School of Economics, and Queen Mary's University London, followed by a Ph.D. from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management.

His research spans managerial accounting, behavioral economics, and digital transformation. Recent work explores the ratchet effect, ESG implications in finance, and data-driven performance systems. He has published extensively in top-tier journals like Journal of Accounting Research, Management Science, and The Accounting Review.

Scientific Awards

• Péter Horváth Management Accounting Award (2009)
• Austrian Management Accounting Award
• Multiple Best Teaching Awards

He has designed executive education programs and consulted major corporations like SAP, Bayer, and Panasonic. His editorial roles and academic leadership highlight his influence in managerial accounting.

He currently teaches courses such as Restructuring & Strategic Management Control and Performance Measurement and Incentives in the MSc Corporate Performance & Restructuring, PhD, and Executive MBA programs.