Robert Halsey Babson College, USA

Robert F. Halsey is a professor and Chair of the Division of Accounting & Law at Babson College. He previously served as the Associate Dean and Interim Dean of the undergraduate school. He received his MBA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to obtaining his PhD, he worked as the chief financial officer (CFO) of a privately held retailing and manufacturing company and as the vice president and manager of the commercial lending division of a large bank. Professor Halsey teaches courses in financial and managerial accounting at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, including a popular course in financial statement analysis for second-year MBA students. He has also taught numerous executive education courses for large multinational companies through Babson’s School of Executive Education, as well as for a number of stock brokerage firms in the Boston area. He is regarded as an innovative teacher and has been recognized for outstanding teaching at both the University of Wisconsin and Babson College, where he earned Professor of the Year honors. Professor Halsey co-authors Financial Accounting for MBAs and Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation, both published by Cambridge Business Publishers, as well as a forthcoming text in Introductory Financial Accounting. Professor Halsey’s research interests are in the area of financial reporting, including firm valuation, financial statement analysis, and disclosure issues. He has publications in Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting, The Journal of the American Taxation Association, Issues in Accounting Education, The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting, the CPA Journal, AICPA Professor/Practitioner Case Development Program, and in other accounting and analysis journals.