Trevor S. Harris

Professor of Professional Practice

Accounting

BComm (Hons.), University of Cape Town, 1976; MComm, 1980; PhD, University of Washington, 1983.

Joined CBS in 1983

Trevor Harris

Office
608 Uris

Phone
212-851-1802

E-mail
tsh1@columbia.edu

Fax
212-854-3162

Teaching and research interest

An expert in international and U.S. accounting standards, Professor Harris teaches core courses in accounting, International Financial Statement Analysis, Corporate Financial Reporting and a doctoral seminar on valuation theory. His research examines global and domestic accounting, valuation and controllership issues. Using his experience with auditing firms, multinational corporations and financial institutions, he continues to explore how investors and managers use and could use accounting information for a variety of decisions. Harris has received many awards for teaching excellence, including the Singhvi Prize for Scholarship in the Classroom, the Margaret Chandler Memorial Award for Commitment to Excellence and the Chazen International Innovation Prize, and is a member of the International Capital Markets Advisory Committee to the board of the New York Stock Exchange.