Panos N. Patatoukas

Panos N. Patatoukas is a Professor and the L.H. Penney Chair in Accounting at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He serves as Co-Faculty Director for Sustainable & Impact Finance and Faculty Director at the Center for Financial Reporting & Management.

• PhD, MPhil, MA - Yale University
• MSc - London School of Economics (with distinction)
• BA - Athens University of Economics & Business (valedictorian)

His research bridges accounting, corporate finance, law, and economics with focus areas:

• Corporate financial reporting and valuation
• ESG sustainability measurement and investing
• Cross-industry economic linkages
• Firm/macroeconomic performance measurement
• Nowcasting using financial + environmental data

Research trends show increasing focus on climate finance, big data applications, and ESG investing. His work on satellite imagery analysis and carbon emission valuation has gained significant media attention.

Scientific recognition includes:

• AAA/AICPA Notable Contributions (2017, 2019)
• UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award (2018)
• Earl F. Cheit Outstanding Teaching Awards (2012-2022)
• Fortune Magazine Top-10 Under 40 Professor

As an educator, he has directed Berkeley ExecEd programs on financial data analysis and corporate finance for lawyers, while maintaining active collaborations with organizations across sectors through executive education and consulting engagements.