Thomas Fields

Senior Lecturer in Accounting

Thomas Fields

Thomas Fields

Professor Fields joined the Olin faculty in 2006. Prior to that, he taught at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University), Harvard Business School, and the Johnson Graduate School of Management (Cornell University). Before returning to graduate school, Tom worked as a C.P.A. for Price Waterhouse in St. Louis, performing audit services for a range of clients including Anheuser Busch, Union Electric (now Ameren Corporation), SSM Health Care, and a number of small manufacturers and non-profit organizations. Professor Fields' research interests involve the role of accounting information in contracting---particularly in the setting of accounting-based covenants in debt contracts.

Area of Expertise

Accounting, Financial Reporting, Managerial Accounting

Education

  • Ph D 2004, Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management
  • MS 1997, Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management
  • BA 1991, Washington University Olin Business School
  • BBA 1991, Washington University, Olin Business School

Academic/Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Accounting Association

Awards/Honors

  • Coopers & Lybrand Fellow, 1996-97 and 1997-98, Coopers & Lybrand
  • Reid Teaching Award, 2011, 2009, Washington University
  • University Scholar, Northwestern University Graduate School, 1999
  • Doctoral Dissertation Award in Business, State Farm Companies Foundation, 1998

Teaching Interests

Accounting - Financial Reporting

Research Interests

Accounting - Financial Reporting

Personal Interests

Professor Fields enjoys fatherhood, bicycling, and science fiction

Selected Publications

  • "Empirical Research on Accounting Choice", Journal of Accounting and Economics, with Linda Vincent, 2001
  • "An Empirical Evaluation of the Usefulness of Non-GAAP Accounting Measures in the Real Estate Investment Trust Industry", Review of Accounting Studies, with Srinivasan Rangan, Ramu Thiagarajan, 1998
  • "Voting Rules for the FASB ", Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, with Ronald King, 1996

Contact

Thomas Fields