Albert Kwame Mensah was one of the international master students at IFAS from 2013 to 2015 who majored in accounting. Albert received several offers from world-famous universities after obtaining his doctoral degree from the City University of Hong Kong in 2019. He finally accepted the offer from HEC Paris as an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Management Control. Albert has recently been named amongst Poets & Quant’s 40 Under 40 Best MBA Professors for 2023.

Founded in 2010, P&Q is widely regarded as one of the world’s top sources for in-depth reports and information on global business schools and MBA education. The 40 Under 40 list is compiled annually from nominations submitted by business students, faculty, alumni, and administrators around the world. The award is given each year to MBA professors under the age of 40 who are “masters in the classrooms, who influence business and policy, who are prolific researchers, and who have demonstrated meaningful impact on their fields.”

In Albert’s research, he investigates how firms’ mandatory reporting and/or disclosure policies affect the decision-making behavior of capital market participants. He also studies how anti-corruption laws that seek to limit the influence of money in politics affect the behavior of firms and politicians, how capital market participants are making use of alternative sources of financial data, and how activist short sellers are shaping capital markets. He has almost two decades of experience in financial and managerial accounting, both in the classroom and in the industry. He sits on the board of Aloes Tree EdTech Ltd. and is the founder and managing director of a Ghanaian tech-based startup, GSGBS Co. Ltd.

“I’m grateful for…the opportunity to teach on the MBA and to conduct research at one of the world’s leading business schools. This was made possible by the many who have played such important roles in my journey thus far.  From my childhood days, through to my academic studies and then to my present time here at HEC, I want to say a big “thank you” to my family, friends, mentors, senior colleagues and sponsors for their respective roles and support. ” he says.

As an international family, IFAS welcomes domestic and foreign applicants who are interested in improving their professional competence and academic capacity. As one of the outstanding graduates of our school, Albert Kwame Mensah pursues his academic dreams and leaves his footprints in more than half of the world. Albert’s achievements are a testament to the quality of his postgraduate training, including his pre-doctoral training received here at IFAS (Albert has earlier indicated to us that the research training he received at IFAS helped tremendously in his doctoral studies). His deeds have also greatly inspired the master students at IFAS: Once you set a goal, make every endeavor to achieve it. Keep in mind that IFAS is always behind you, please open your wings and chase your dream bravely.

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