Rodrigo Verdi

Rodrigo Verdi is the Deputy Dean for Degree Programs, Teaching and Learning and the Nanyang Technological University Professor of Accounting at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He joined MIT Sloan in 2006 after receiving a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and received tenure at MIT in 2013. He has taught financial accounting to undergraduate, MBA, EMBA, and PhD students over the last 15 years. Verdi has received numerous teaching awards at MIT and Sloan, including the Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching (2021), the MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Award (2020), the Best Teacher Award at Sloan School of Management (2021, 2019, 2015), and the Outstanding Teacher Award at Sloan School of Management (2018, 2016). His research has been published in premier accounting and finance journals and has received recognition from the American Accounting Association.

Rodrigo S. Verdi is an accounting researcher at MIT Sloan School of Management, focusing on financial reporting quality, disclosure, and their economic implications. His work explores how financial reporting affects corporate investment, financing decisions, and market anomalies. Verdi's research examines the impact of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) adoption, the role of disclosure quality in capital markets, and the relationship between reporting practices and firm behavior. He investigates topics such as the effects of financial statement comparability, the pricing of accruals quality, and the influence of information environments on investor decisions. His studies also address the economic consequences of regulatory changes and the role of transaction costs in financial markets.