Ron Lazer

Ron Lazer is a Clinical Professor of Accounting at the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, a Professor at Sharei Mishpat College and visiting Professor at INSEAD Business School.

He received his Ph.D. in Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University (NYU). In addition he holds a M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting and a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Tel-Aviv University. He holds a CPA license from the state of Israel.

Prior to arriving at the University of Houston, he taught at New York University, Tel Aviv University and the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya. Ron’s teaching interests include corporate financial reporting, financial statement analysis and valuation. He received the University of Houston Outstanding Faculty Award (Student Choice) 2010/2011, the 2010 MidCon Teaching Excellence Award (EMBA), the Wayne Payne 2009/2010 Teaching Award, the University of Houston Teaching Excellence Award 2007/2008, the department of Accounting teaching award 2007/2008, and was named the 2007/2008 Bauer’s faculty of the year. Ron is teaching EMBA, MBA, Master in Accountancy and undergraduate classes.

Recently Ron joined Sharei Mishpat College in Israel to start a new undergraduate program in Accounting.

Ron’s research interest include financial accounting and reporting, value relevance of accounting information, analyst forecasts and effects of regulation, companies’ valuation, and voluntary disclosures.

Ron career prior to perusing his Ph.D. includes working as a CPA in the consulting and auditing departments of Arthur Andersen and Haft & Haft & Co. (BDO).