Mark Thomas Bradshaw

Joseph F. Cotter Professor and Chair of the Accounting Department, Boston College

Mark Bradshaw is the Joseph F. Cotter Professor and Chair of the Accounting Department at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.  His research focuses on financial reporting, particularly on how capital market participants like sell-side analysts and investors interpret and use information from various sources, such as financial statements, management disclosures, economic indicators, and the financial media. Professor Bradshaw has served various editorial roles, including Editor at The Accounting Review from 2014-2020, Associate Editor for Journal of Accounting and Economics and Journal of Accounting Research, and editorial boards of Management Science, Review of Accounting Studies, and Journal of International Accounting Research. His dissertation was awarded the American Accounting Association Competitive Manuscript Award, he has been recognized with awards for teaching, service, and refereeing, and he has presented at over 200 invited research presentations and discussions. He holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan, and B.B.A. and M.Acc. degrees from the University of Georgia.