I am an Associate Professor of Diversity and Social Accounting at ESCP Business School (France). I hold a Ph.D. in financial accounting from ESSEC Business School (France), and a Ph.D. in management from the University of Pisa (Italy).

Email: aghio@escp.eu

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RESEARCH

My research focuses on issues related to the sociology of the accounting profession (in particular, sexuality, gender and age in the accounting profession) and corporate social media communication. I have published in several leading academic journals including  Journal of Management Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, European Accounting Review, AUDITING, Journal of Business Ethics, and Critical Perspectives on Accounting. I have co-authored two books on corporate disclosure and family firms (Springer).

I am an editor of Accounting Horizons and Journal of Management Governance and a board member of Accounting Forum, Accounting Perspectives, Accounting in Europe, Comptabilité Contrôle Audit, and European Management Journal.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

I am the co-instigator of the project Queering Accounting and Working Women and Wellbeing and I have led and/or taken key roles in competitive research funded projects equating to over one million dollars. I am regularly invited by the accounting professional bodies, Big4 and universities to develop and facilitate workshops and consult on diversity in business. I currently serve on the Financial Authority Market (Québec) - Financial Reporting Advisory Committee.

TEACHING

I have experience in teaching social accounting, financial accounting and capstone courses. I have received the prestigious 2019 Aspen Institute Global Award 'Ideas Worth Teaching', the 2019 PRME Dean's Education Award and the 2022 Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Instructional Contribution Award of the American Accounting Association. I also received the 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Diversity.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Prior to joining ESCP Business School, I was a faculty member at Laval University (Canada), Monash University (Australia), a controller in a large telecommunications company, a consultant to the Italian Ministry of Education on social mobility in education, and a visiting scholar at Indiana University (USA).