About

I am an Associate Professor of Accounting with tenure at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. My research uses forensic methods to detect corporate deception: greenwashing, fraud, tax avoidance, and diversity tokenism.

I develop novel measurement approaches using job postings, linguistic analysis of SEC filings, and machine learning to reveal what companies actually do, not what they claim. My work has been published in Nature, Management Science, the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, and the Review of Accounting Studies.

Before academia, I was a Senior Corporate Tax Advisor at KPMG Hong Kong. That experience taught me how corporations construct narratives. Now I deconstruct them.

I advise regulators including the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore on detecting corporate misconduct.

Education

Ph.D. in Finance University of Texas at Austin

M.Sc. in Finance University of Texas at Austin

M.Sc. in Economics Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Beta Gamma Sigma)

B.Sc. in Accounting and Finance University of Birmingham (First Class Hons, Ranked #1, Full Scholarship)

Editorial service

Editorial Board The Accounting Review (2023–present)

Editorial Board Accounting, Organizations and Society (2024–present)

External Reviewer Hong Kong Research Grant Council (2017–present)

Selected awards

Excellence in Refereeing Award, Journal of Accounting Research 2022
Best Archival Paper Award, AAA Auditing Midyear Meeting 2021
Teacher of the Year Award (Accountancy), NTU 2022
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Contemporary Accounting Research 2024
Distinguished Service Award, Management Science 2023, 2024
Best Reviewer Award, Hawaii Accounting Research Conference 2022, 2023, 2024
ACCA Financial Reporting Exam, Ranked #1 in Hong Kong 2003

Professional experience

2016–present Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2012–2016 Tilburg University, Netherlands (Assistant Professor, CentER Fellow)

2002–2006 KPMG Hong Kong (Senior Corporate Tax Advisor)

Regulatory engagement

I have advised and presented to regulatory bodies on detecting corporate misconduct, tax evasion, and sustainability fraud:

IRAS Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore: Workshops on AI and analytics for tax compliance (2020, 2025)

CPIB Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau: Research collaboration on corruption and forensic investigations (2021)

MAS Monetary Authority of Singapore: Consultation responses on AI governance and anti-money laundering (2025)

IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation: Comment letter respondent (2025)