Darren Bernard
Associate Professor of Accounting
KPMG Term Professor
Accounting Area PhD Coordinator
Education
- PhD University of Washington (2016)
- BS University of Minnesota (2008)
Positions Held
Assistant Professor of Accounting, London Business School, 2016-2020
Certified Public Accountant, 2010
International Tax Consultant, Deloitte, 2009-2010
Selected Publications
- Descriptive evidence on small business managers’ information choices
- Can executives predict how firm news maps to stock price? A field study at the onset of COVID-19
- Entry and capital structure mimicking in concentrated markets: The role of incumbents’ financial disclosures
- Implied Tradeoffs of Chief Financial Officer Accounting Expertise: Evidence from Firm-Manager Matching
- Information flows among rivals and corporate investment
- Investor Behavior and the Benefits of Direct Stock Ownership
- Size management by European private firms to minimize proprietary costs of disclosure
- Is the risk of product market predation a cost of disclosure?
Honors and Awards
Dean's Excellence Award for Graduate Teaching, 2024
PACCAR Award for Teaching Excellence, 2022
Gamble Family Award for Excellence in Case Development & Curriculum Innovation, 2022
Courses Taught
ACCTG 501 (Managerial Accounting), Winter 2025
BA 502 (Managerial Accounting), Spring 2025
