Sa-pyung Sean Shin

Biography

Sa-Pyung Sean Shin is an Assistant Professor at the School of Accountancy. His research interest lies in corporate governance and financial accounting. His current research projects focus on the topic of shareholder activism. His recent paper particularly examines the interplay between takeover defense measures that have shaped corporate governance environment since 1980’s and hedge fund activism that has recently become a major stimulus for board and management. In addition, he is broadly interested in the role of information, accounting and corporate governance across different capital markets around the world. He received his doctoral degree in Accounting and Management from Harvard Business School in 2016. He received a Master I degree in Economics from Toulouse School of Economics and a B.A. in Business Economics with a minor in Accounting from UCLA. He also served in the Republic of Korea Air Force.

Research Interest

Corporate Governance, Institutional Investors, Shareholder Activism, Information Intermediaries, Financial Accounting