College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor of Accountancy and KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accountancy

Ph.D., Business, University of California at Berkeley, 1990
M.B.A., Finance, York University, 1986
M.A., Economics, York University, 1984
B.B.A., Accounting, University of Pireaus, 1977

KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 2003 - Present
Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 2005 - Present
Associate Professor, University of Illinois, 1998-2005
Visiting Professor of Accounting, University of Warsaw, International Management Center, 1999-2000, 2002
Visiting Professor of Accounting, The Athens Laboratory of Business Administration, 2000-2001
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, 1990-1998
Lecturer, University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business, 1989-1990
Accountant, Texaco, 1979-1981

Sougiannis, T., Ghikas, D., Papadaki, A., Siougle, G. Forthcoming. The Relevance of Quantifiable Audit Qualifications in the Valuation of IPOs. Review of Accounting Studies, 512-550

Sougiannis, T., Chambers, D., Linsmeier, T., Shakespeare, C. 2007. An Evaluation of SFAS No. 130 Comprehensive Income Disclosures. Review of Accounting Studies, 557-593

Sougiannis, T., Lev, B., Sarath, B. 2005. R&D Reporting Biases and their Consequences. Contemporary Accounting Research, 22: 977-1026

Distinguished Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, KPMG, 2006-2008
KPMG Faculty Fellow, University of Illinois, 2001-2007

Member, FARS Paper Selection Committee for the 2007 AAA midyear meeting, 2007

Teaches courses in financial accounting.

Research focuses on the use of accounting numbers in stock market valuations, the choice of financial accounting rules, and accounting regulation. Has consulted for the Law and Economics Consulting Group, Inc.