Executive Education
Faculty

Mark Soliman

Professor of Accounting

Mark Soliman specializes in financial reporting information, trading strategies, capital markets, debt ratings voluntarily disclosure, especially non-GAAP earnings. He has held positions at The Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Foster School at the University of Washington where he was the recipient of numerous teaching awards. Outside of academia, he was vice president of accounting-based research at Citadel Investment Group in Chicago and consulted extensively for Renaissance Technologies, helping them to develop trading strategies for their hedge fund. Professor Soliman has published extensively in the top journals including the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, The Review of Accounting Studies, Management Science and Contemporary Accounting Research. He is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the Notable Contribution to the Accounting Literature in 2009 along with the Best Paper award at several conferences. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review and The Review of Accounting Studies. Professor Soliman is also a CPA in the state of California and Washington (inactive). 

Programs for Organizations:

Custom Designed Curriculum in Understanding Financial Statements, Trading Strategies, and Capital Markets

Articles & Research:

Doyle, J. T., Jennings, J. N., & Soliman, M. T. (2013). Do managers define non-GAAP earnings to meet or beat analyst forecasts? Journal of Accounting and Economics56(1), 40-56.

Fischer, P. E., Jennings, J. N., & Soliman, M. T. (2014). Meeting, beating, streaks and bubblesBeating, Streaks and Bubbles (June 16, 2014).

Articles & Research:

Doyle, J. T., Jennings, J. N., & Soliman, M. T. (2013). Do managers define non-GAAP earnings to meet or beat analyst forecasts? Journal of Accounting and Economics56(1), 40-56.

Articles & Research:

Fischer, P. E., Jennings, J. N., & Soliman, M. T. (2014). Meeting, beating, streaks and bubblesBeating, Streaks and Bubbles (June 16, 2014).