Jacob Cohen JD, MS

Academic Affiliate,
Thought leader on financial reporting and corporate governance

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Education

Syracuse University (JD and MS, Accounting)

Bio

Jacob is currently the Senior Associate Dean of MIT Sloan.

Previously, Jacob was the Dean of the MBA program and a professor at INSEAD.

Courses taught at MIT Sloan:

  • Financial Reporting & Analysis
  • Corporate Finance & Valuation
  • Managerial Accounting & Control
  • Ethics & Business Law

Jacob is a co-author of Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis – A Global Perspective – Wiley & Sons, 4th Edition.

Relevant Research

Harvard Business School cases:

  • Balance Sheet, with Professor David Hawkins, HBS Case #101-108, March 2007
  • Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, with Professor David Hawkins, HBS Case #101 -118, June 2001
  • Costing Alternative Choices, with Professor David Hawkins, HBS Case #105 – 035, October 2004
  • Mechanics of Financial Accounting, with Professor David Hawkins, HBS Case #101 – 119, June 2006
  • PolyMedica Corp. (A), with Professor David Hawkins, HBS Case #104 – 023, September 2003
  • Superior Manufacturing Co., with Professor David Hawkins, HBS Case #105 – 010, July 2004
  • Accounting for Asset-Backed Securitization, with Professor Gregory S. Miller, HBS Case #105- 77, May 2005
  • Accounting for Mergers & Acquisitions, with Professor Paul M. Healy, HBS Case # 101- 021, August 2000
  • Accounting for Pensions at General Motors Corp. (A), with Professor David Hawkins, HBS Case #103 – 052, February 2003
  • Accounting for Pensions at General Motors Corp. (B), with Professor David Hawkins, HBS Case #103 – 053, February 2003

INSEAD cases:

  • Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions, with Professor S. David Young, Reference #5487, November 2007
  • Financial Fraud at Royal Ahold, with Professor David Hawkins & Professor Jenifer Raver, Reference #5422, November 2007
  • Accounting for Leases at Walgreens Co. and CVS Corporation, with Professor David Hawkins & Professor Jenifer Raver, Reference #5462, August 2007
  • Citigroup Inc.: Accounting for Loan Loss Reserves, with Professor David Hawkins & Professor Gerald J. Lobo, Reference #5809, July 2007
  • Infosys Technologies Ltd. – Accounting for Human Capital (A2) with Professor David Hawkins & Professor Jenifer Raver, Reference #5384, June 2007

Education

Syracuse University (JD and MS, Accounting)

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