Professor Mark Aleksanyan is a Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. He received his PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Glasgow in 2004. Prior to that, from 1996 to 1999, Mark held various positions, including financial analyst at a financial services firm, economist at the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Armenia, and assistant to the Prime Minister of Armenia. His long-term research interests cover equity valuation, investment analysis, corporate reporting and, more recently, his research has focused on various aspects of the professional practice of financial analysts, investor relations officers, and corporate brokers. Mark’s research work has been published in esteemed academic journals such as Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Journal of Empirical Finance, and Accounting and Business Research. He has also co-authored research reports for professional bodies. He serves as an associate editor of Qualitative Research in Financial Markets. Mark has been teaching financial analysis and valuation courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA levels for over 20 years.
