Richard A. Lambert

Richard A. Lambert is a Professor in the Accounting Department at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. His research focuses on cost analysis, financial reporting, incentive compensation plans, and theoretical and empirical research in performance measurement. Lambert's work explores how information relates to the cost of capital in firms and how firms use information for performance evaluation. His research has been published in journals such as The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, and Strategic Management Journal. He teaches courses in financial reporting, financial accounting, and managerial accounting at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as in executive education programs. Lambert previously taught at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.