• Phone: 617-353-2317
  • E-Mail:  eriedl@bu.edu
  • Office: 522G
    • Office Hours: By Appointment
  • Address: Boston University School of Management
    595 Commonwealth Avenue
    Boston, MA 02215

Profile Summary

Eddie Riedl is an Associate Professor at Boston University, having worked for the previous nine years at Harvard Business School. He graduated from Regis High School in New York City, the only all-scholarship high school in the country. He received a combined BBA/MBA at Pace University in 1992, and his PhD from Penn State University in 2002.

Prior to entering academia, he worked in public accounting at a Big 6 firm, in internal audit at a Fortune 500 oil company, and in corporate reporting at a real estate brokerage house. During his career, he attained the professional designations of CPA, CMA, and CIA.

His research focuses on financial reporting issues relating to two areas: fair value accounting, and international accounting. He has published in the top research journals in accounting and management, including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Management Science. He has presented his research in over sixty workshops at the top universities around the world, including Harvard, Stanford, Chicago, and LBS. His research has been recognized with the Competitive Manuscript Award, the top award given to an accounting dissertation, and he is among the top 700 downloaded authors on SSRN.

Eddie has taught classes at the undergraduate, MBA, executive, and doctoral levels, receiving numerous teaching honors. He has written case studies on financial reporting and valuation in the real estate, financial services, agriculture, chemical, restaurant, and incarceration industries, including a top-selling case on fair value reporting and IFRS adoption.

His passions are his family, otters, and the New York Mets.

  • Education Open or Close

    Ph D, Pennsylvania State University, Accounting, 2002.

    BBA, Pace University, Public Accounting, 1992.

    MBA, Pace University, Accounting, 1992.

  • Current CoursesOpen or Close

    GSM AC814 A1 Financial Statement Analysis & Investor Decisions

    GSM AC814 F1 Financial Statement Analysis & Investor Decisions

    GSM AC918 A1 Financial Accounting Research

  • PublicationsOpen or Close

    Journal Articles:

      Riedl, E., Goncharov, I., Sellhorn, T., (Accepted). Fair Value and Audit Fees. Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming),

      Riedl, E., Jagolinzer, A., Brochet, F., (Accepted). Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability. Contemporary Accounting Research (forthcoming),

    Other Publications:

      Riedl, E., Srinivasan, S., Cheng, B., Coca-Cola: Residual Income Valuation Exercise.: Harvard Business School Publishing.