Francois Brochet

Dean’s Research Scholar

Professor, Accounting

Department Chair, Accounting

Francois Brochet is a Professor of Accounting at Boston University. Prior to joining BU, he was an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Business School for six years, and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management for one year. He received a MS in Management from HEC Paris in 2001, and his PhD from New York University in 2007. Prior to entering academia, he worked in M&A advisory for LCF Rothschild in Paris, and buy-side equity research for Commerzbank in Frankfurt, and Allianz Asset Management in Munich.

Education

PhD, New York University, 2007

MS, HEC School of Management, 2001

Publications

Bourveau, T., Brochet, F., Ferri, F., Sun, C. (2023). “Say on Pay Laws and Insider Trading”, Accounting Review

Brochet, F., Chychyla, R., Ferri, F. (2023). “Virtual Shareholder Meetings”, Management Science

Bazhutov, D., Betzer, A., Brochet, F., Doumet, M., Limbach, P. (2023). “The Supply and Effectiveness of Investor Relations in Insider- vs. Outsider-Oriented Markets”, Management Science, 69 (1), 660-683

Bourveau, T., Brochet, F., Garel, A. (2022). “The Capital Market Consequences of Tenure-Based Voting Rights: Evidence from the Florange Act”, Management Science, 68 (12), 9107-9128

Brochet, F., Ferri, F., Miller, G. (2021). “Investors’ Perceptions of Activism via Voting: Evidence from Contentious Shareholder Meetings”, Contemporary Accounting Research

Brochet, F., Limbach, P., Schmid, M., Scholz-Daneshgari, M. (2021). “CEO Tenure and Firm Value”, The Accounting Review, 96 (6), 47-71

Brochet, F., Naranjo, P., Yu, G. (2019). “Executives’ English Skills Affect the Outcomes of Earnings Calls”, Harvard Business Review

Brochet, F., Miller, G., Naranjo, P., Yu, G. (2019). “Managers’ Cultural Background and Disclosure Attributes”, The Accounting Review, 94 (3), 57-86

Brochet, F. (2019). “Aggregate insider trading and market returns: The role of transparency”, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 46 (3-4), 336-369

Brochet, F., Kolev, K., Lerman, A. (2018). “Information transfer and conference calls”, Review of Accounting Studies [13806653], 23 (3)

Brochet, F., Heese, J., Johnson, C., Srinivasan, S. (2018). “Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.”, Harvard Business School Publishing

Brochet, F., Naranjo, P., Yu, G. (2016). “The Capital Market Consequences of Language Barriers in the Conference Calls of Non-US Firms”, Accounting Review, 91 (4), 1023-1049

Brochet, F., Loumioti, M., Serafeim, G. (2015). “Speaking of the short-term: disclosure horizon and managerial myopia”, Review of Accounting Studies, 20 (3), 1122-1163

Brochet, F., Miller, G., Srinivasan, S. (2014). “Do Analysts Follow Managers Who Switch Companies? An Analysis of Relationships in the Capital Markets”, Accounting Review, 89 (2), 451-482

Brochet, F., Jagolinzer, A., Riedl, E. (2013). “Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability”, Contemporary Accounting Research, 30 (4), 1373-1400

Brochet, F., Misztal, K. (2013). “Investindustrial Exits Ducati”, Harvard Business Publishing

Brochet, F., Barley, L., Palepu, K. (2013). “Apple Inc. and the iPhone 4 Antenna Issue”, Harvard Business Review

Brochet, F., Srinivasan, S., Norris, M. (2012). “Netflix: Valuing a New Business Model”, Harvard Business Publishing

Nam, S., Brochet, F., Ronen, J. (2012). “The Predictive Value of Accruals and Consequences for Market Anomalies”, Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, 27 (2), 151-176

Brochet, F., Weber, J. (2012). “LinkedIn Corporation”,

Brochet, F., Faurel, L., McVay, S. (2011). “Manager-Specific Effects on Earnings Guidance: An Analysis of Top Executive Turnovers”, Journal of Accounting Research, 49 (5), 1123-1162

Brochet, F., Palepu, K. (2011). “Accounting for the iPhone at Apple, Inc. Teaching Note”, Harvard Business School Publishing

Brochet, F., Kiron, D. (2011). “Google and Earnings Guidance”,

Brochet, F., Palepu, K., Barley, L. (2011). “Accounting for the iPhone at Apple Inc.”,

Brochet, F. (2010). “Societe Generale (A): The Jerome Kerviel Affair”,

Brochet, F., Mabud, R. (2010). “Securities Trading: Front-, Middle- and Back Office”,

Brochet, F. (2010). “Information Content of Insider Trades before and after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act”, Accounting Review, 85 (2), 419-446

Brochet, F. (2009). “Tokyo AFM”,