Mark Soliman
University of Washington Business School
Mackenzie Hall – Accounting Department
Box 353200
Seattle, Wa. 98195-3200
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Phone: (206) 685-2813
Fax: (206) 685-9875
msoliman@u.washington.edu |
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
University of Washington Business School
Associate Professor, 2007 – Present
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Assistant Professor, 2003 – 2007
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting)
University of Michigan; 2003
Masters of Science (Finance)
Seattle University; 1999
Bachelors of Science (Accounting)
California State Polytechnic University; 1993
Certified Public Accountant (California); 1995
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- Intermediate Accounting – Undergraduate
- Financial Accounting – Advanced Core (Course Coordinator)
- Trading Strategies and Fundamental Analysis (MBA Pre-Term Elective)
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Vice-President, Accounting-Based Research (2006-2007)
Citadel Investment Group – Chicago
Senior Financial Analyst (1997-1999)
US West Telecommunications – Seattle
Controller (1996-1997)
Emerald Seafood, Inc. – Seattle
Auditor (1993-1996)
McGladrey & Pullen, CPAs – Los Angeles
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
“The Use of DuPont Analysis by Market Participants.” The Accounting Review May, 2008.
“Conservatism, Growth and Return on Investment.” (with M. Rajan and S. Reichelstein). Review of Accounting Studies (2007) Vol. 12, Issue 2/3.
“Differential Properties in the Ratings of Certified vs. Non-Certified Bond Rating Agencies.” (with W. Beaver and C. Shakespeare), Journal of Accounting and Economics (2006) Vol. 42, Issue 3.
“The Extreme Future Stock Returns Following I/B/E/S Earnings Surprises.” (with J. Doyle and R. Lundholm). Journal of Accounting Research (2006) Vol. 44, Issue 5.
“The Implications of Firm Growth and Accounting Distortions for Accruals and Profitability.” (with S. Richardson, R. Sloan, and I. Tuna), The Accounting Review (2006) Vol. 81, Issue 3.
“Accrual Reliability, Earnings Persistence and Stock Prices.” (with S. Richardson, R. Sloan, and I. Tuna), Journal of Accounting and Economics (2005) Vol. 39, Issue 3.
“Implied Equity Duration: A New Measure of Equity Security Risk.” (with P. Dechow and R. Sloan), Review of Accounting Studies (2004) Vol. 9, Issue 2/3.
“The Predictive Value of Expenses Excluded from ‘Pro Forma’ Earnings.” (with J. Doyle and R. Lundholm), Review of Accounting Studies (2003) Vol. 8, Issue 2/3.
DISCUSSION
“A Discussion of Letting the ‘Tail Wag the Dog’: The Debate over GAAP versus Street Earnings Revisited.” (with M. Bradshaw). Contemporary Accounting Research (2007) Vol 24, No. 3.
WORKING PAPERS
“Street Earnings and Board Independence.” (with R. Frankel and S. McVay).
“Do Managers Define ‘Street’ Earnings to Meet or Beat Analyst Forecasts?” (with J. Doyle).
WORK IN PROGRESS
“Achieving Sustainable Profitability through Product Differentiation and Cost Efficiency: A New Approach with New Insights.” (with W. Ge).
AWARDS & HONORS
AAA - Notable Contributions to the Accounting Literature Award (2009) for: "Accrual reliability, earnings persistence and stock prices," Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2005.
Evening MBA Professor of the Year (2009)
Executive MBA Distinguished Professor, class of 2009 (2009)
Charles E. Summer Outstanding Teacher Award (2009)
MBA Distinguished Teaching Award, Stanford GSB (Annual Recipient for 2004)
MBA Class of 1969 Faculty Scholar, Stanford GSB (2004-2005 Academic Year)
MBA Top-10% Core Professor, Stanford GSB (2003, 2004 and 2005)
Best Paper Award for: “Conservatism, Growth and Return on Investment.” Review of Accounting Studies Conference (2006)
Best Paper Award for, “Conservatism, Growth and Return on Investment.” Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance Conference (2006)
Best Paper Award for, “The Predictive Value of Expenses Excluded from ‘Pro Forma’ Earnings.” Review of Accounting Studies Conference (2003)
USA Representative, AAANZ Doctoral Consortium, Perth Australia (2002)
William A. Paton Doctoral Fellowship (1999-2003)
AICPA Doctoral Fellowship (1999)
INVITED WORKSHOP & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Indiana University (September 2008)
University of Texas in Austin (September 2008)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (May 2008)
Review of Accounting Studies Conference Co-Presenter (September 2006) “Conservatism, Growth and Return on Investment.”
Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance Conference Presenter (September 2006) “Conservatism, Growth and Return on Investment.”
Notre Dame University (April 2006)
Utah Winter Conference Discussant (February 2006)
Purdue University (January 2006)
Contemporary Accounting Research Conference Discussant (November 2005) “Letting the ‘Tail Wag the Dog’: The Debate over GAAP versus Street Earnings Revisited.”
Burridge Center Annual Conference on Security Analysis and Valuation (October 2005)
University of Colorado (October 2005)
AAA Annual Meeting (San Francisco) (August 2005)
University of Washington (May 2005)
Dartmouth (May 2005)
UCLA (February 2005)
University of North Carolina (February 2005)
AAA Annual Meeting (Orlando) (August 2004)
Stanford Summer Camp, Stanford University (July 2004)
Santa Clara University (May 2004)
Georgetown University (April 2004)
Western Region AAA Annual Meeting (April 2004)
AAA Annual Meeting (Honolulu) (August 2003)
University of California at Berkeley (February 2003)
University of Chicago (March 2003)
Columbia University (March 2003)
Duke University (February 2003)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (February 2003)
Northwestern University (February 2003)
University of Pennsylvania (February 2003)
University of Southern California (February 2003)
Stanford University (February 2003)
CONFERENCES ATTENDED (INVITED)
The Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance Conference, NY, 2006 (Presenter)
The CARE FSA and Valuation Conference, Atlanta, 2006
The Journal of Accounting and Economics Conference, 2004-2007
The Review of Accounting Studies Conference, 2003-2006 (Co-Presenter, 2006)
The Contemporary Accounting Research Conference, 2005 (Discussant)
The Utah Winter Conference, Salt Lake City, 2004-2006 (Discussant, 2006)
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Summer Camp, 2003-2006
Harvard Business School IMO Conference, July 2002
AAANZ Doctoral Consortium, Perth Australia, 2002
AAA Doctoral Consortium, Lake Tahoe, June 2002
Big 10 Doctoral Consortium, 2001
PROFESSIONAL & SCHOOL SERVICE
Editorial Board, The Accounting Review
Resident Faculty at the 2004 AAA Doctoral Consortium in Lake Tahoe
Ad Hoc Referee: The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Review of Accounting Studies, Accounting Horizons
Dissertation Oral Committees: Yulin Long, Richard Price, Richard Saouma,
and George Sokoloff
Faculty Representative on Research Computing Committee (Stanford)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Member
American Accounting Association Member
POPULAR PRESS MENTIONS
The Street.com, January 2008
Business Week, October 17, 2005
Business Week, August15, 2005
Business Credit, June2005
New York Times, February 6, 2005
Smart Money Magazine, April 2004
Fortune, September 23, 2002
New York Times, September 15, 2002
Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2002
