Charles McClure

Biography

Charles McClure's research focuses on how accounting standards affect investor and firm decisions. He is particularly interested in the accounting around intangible assets, like patents and human capital, because they are an increasingly important part of firm businesses.聽His work has been published in聽the Journal of Accounting Research,听The Accounting Review,听the Review of Accounting Studies, and Contemporary Accounting Research. This work has been cited in several media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Business Week, and Forbes.

McClure earned a PhD in Accounting from Stanford Graduate School of Business, an MA in Economics from Duke University, and a BS in Civil Engineering from Cornell University. Prior to his graduate studies, he worked in real estate private equity at LaSalle Investment Management and in the investment banking division of UBS Securities.

Outside of research and teaching, McClure enjoys running, reading, and spending time with his family.

Academic Areas

• Accounting