Urooj Khan
Columbia Business School
609 Uris Hall
3022 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 851-5866
Fax: (212) 316-9219
Email: uk2117@columbia.edu
POSITIONS
Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
Assistant Professor, January 2010 to present
Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
Instructor, July 2009 to December 2009
Office of Financial Research, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Part-time researcher, October 2014 to present
EDUCATION
University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
Ph.D. in Accounting, 2010
University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
M.S. in Business Administration, 2009
Syracuse University, Martin J. Whitman School of Management
M.S. in Accounting, 2005
Delhi University, Shri Ram College of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce (Honors), 2002
RESEARCH
Published Research:
“Market reactions to policy deliberations of fair value accounting and impairment
rules during the financial crisis of 2008-2009” with Robert Bowen. Journal of
Accounting and Public Policy 33: 233-259.
- Featured in Accounting Today (June 30, 2014)
“An assessment of TARP assistance to financial institutions” with Charlie
Calomiris. Journal of Economic Perspectives 29 (2): 1-30.
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Working Papers:
“Does fair value accounting contribute to systemic risk in the banking industry?”
- Awarded the 2012 AAA Competitive Manuscript Award
- Featured in Columbia Business School Ideas at Work
“Usefulness of fair values for predicting banks’ future earnings: Evidence from
other comprehensive income and its components” with Brian Bratten and Monika
Causholli
“Tax avoidance and DuPont measures of future performance” with Sharon Katz
and Andy Schmidt
“The expected rate of credit losses on banks’ loan portfolios” with Trevor Harris
and Doron Nissim
- Featured in Columbia Business School Ideas at Work
“The SEC’s enforcement record against auditors” with Simi Kedia and Shiva
Rajgopal
“Real activity forecasts using loan portfolio information” with N. Bugra Ozel
“Do the FASB’s standards add (shareholder) value?” with Bin Li, Shiva Rajgopal
and Mohan Venkatachalam
TEACHING
Financial Accounting (1st year MBA core class, Columbia Business School)
Financial Reporting in Banking (Doctoral seminar, Columbia Business School)
Financial Analysis (Executive Education Program, Columbia Business School)
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
AAA Annual Meeting, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
AAA Financial Accounting & Reporting Section Midyear Meeting, 2010, 2015
Accounting Research Conference at Yale School of Management, 2010
Boston University, 2009
Columbia University, 2009, 2010, 2011(2), 2012, 2014 (2)
Carnegie Mellon University, 2009
Conference for Financial Economics and Accounting, 2010, 2013
Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, 2014
Dartmouth College, 2009
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Deutsche Bundesbank (Joint workshop with Basel Committee on Banking
Supervision), 2014
Emory University, 2009, 2014
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporate, 2014
Faculty Lecture Series for Undergraduates, Columbia University, 2012
Georgetown University, 2009
Georgia State University, 2010
Harvard Business School, 2009
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Accounting Research
Symposium), 2014
Indian School of Business (Accounting Research Conference), 2010
Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, 2011
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Conference, 2013
London Business School, 2009, 2013
McMaster Accounting Research Symposium, 2011
New York Accounting and Finance Forum, Binghamton University, 2010
No Free Lunch Seminar, Center for Financial Studies, Columbia Business School,
2012
Office of Financial Research (U.S. Department of the Treasury), 2014
Penn State University, 2009
Review of Financial Studies conference on the Financial Crisis, Yale University,
2009
Rutgers Business School, 2009
State University of New York at Binghamton, 2009
Singapore Management University Accounting Symposium, 2013
Syracuse University, 2010
University of California at Berkeley, 2009
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2009
University of Houston, 2009
University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne (Symposium on Audit Research),
2014
University of Michigan, 2009
University of Mississippi, 2014
University of Rochester, 2009
University of Washington Financial Reporting Conference, 2009
Washington University at St. Louis, 2013
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
11th Annual Carnegie Mellon University Accounting Conference, Carnegie
Mellon University, 2010
14th Bank Research Conference sponsored by the FDIC, 2014
AAA Annual Meeting – 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008
AAA Financial Accounting & Reporting Section Midyear Meeting – 2015, 2010,
2009, 2007
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AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium, Lake Tahoe, June 2008
Accounting Research Conference at Penn State University, 2009
Accounting Research Conference at Yale School of Management, 2010
Bauer Accounting Conference, University of Houston, 2013
Burton Workshop at Columbia University – 2011, 2010, 2009
Contemporary Accounting Research Conference, 2013
Conference for Financial Economics and Accounting – 2013, 2011, 2010
Congress on Fair Value Accounting, 2012
Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (UC Berkeley), 2014
Federal Reserve Bank of New York-Journal of Accounting Research Conference
on Disclosure, Transparency, and Financial Reporting in the Financial Industry,
2012
Global Issues in Accounting Conference, University of North Carolina, 2013
HKUST Accounting Research Symposium, 2014
Indian School of Business Accounting Research Conference, 2010
Information, Markets and Organizations Conference, Harvard Business School,
2015
Interplay of Accounting and Financial Regulation and its impact on Bank
Behavior organized by Deutsche Bundesbank and Basel Committee on Bank
Supervision, 2014
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Conference, I.E. Business School, 2013
London Business School Accounting Symposium, 2013
McMaster Accounting Research Symposium, 2011
New York Accounting and Finance Forum, Binghamton University, September
2010
New York University Summer Camp, 2012
Symposium on Audit Research (UIUC), 2014
Review of Accounting Studies Conference, 2010
Review of Financial Studies conference on the Financial Crisis, Yale University,
July 2009
Singapore Management University Accounting Symposium, 2013
University of British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington Accounting Research
Conference – 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006
University of Minnesota Empirical Research Conference, 2011
University of Toronto Accounting Conference, 2013, 2014
University of Washington Financial Reporting Conference, Seattle, May 2009
SERVICE
Core course coordinator for Financial Accounting – Fall, 2011
Arranged the Columbia Accounting Seminars for the academic year 2010-2011
Mentor for a new faculty member under the teaching mentorship program of the
Samberg Institute for Teaching Excellence
Served as the Accounting Course Director for the Emerging Leaders Program
organized by Columbia Business School’s Black Business Students Association
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HONORS AND AWARDS
American Accounting Association’s Competitive Manuscript Award (2012)
AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow (2008)
Global Business Center Summer Fellowship, University of Washington (2008)
AAA Financial Accounting & Reporting Section Doctoral Consortium Fellow
(2007)
Foster School of Business Dean’ Achievement Award (2006-2007)
Stroum Fellowship in Business Administration, University of Washington (2006)
University of Washington Business School / Lorig Fellow (2005-2008)
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
Refereed for Accounting Horizons, Contemporary Accounting Research,
European Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of
Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of
Finance, Journal of Financial Intermediation and Review of Accounting Studies
Refereed for AAA 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Annual Meetings (FAR Section)
Refereed for AAA 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 FARS Mid-Year Meeting
Elected board member of the University of Washington Doctoral Business
Students’ Association (2006 – 2007)
Member of American Accounting Association and European Accounting
Association
Consulted with clients of Coleman Research Group
Office of Financial Research (part-time researcher), October 2014- present
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Corporate Banking Assistant (New Delhi) – June 2002 to June 2003
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