Tjomme Rusticus is an Associate Professor of the School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Before joining PolyU, Dr. Rusticus was a faculty member at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, London Business School, and the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. He holds a PhD in Accounting from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

His research focuses on several areas in accounting and finance including the effect of litigation on corporate disclosure, how (efficiently) investors use accounting information in capital markets, and the design and effectiveness of corporate governance and executive compensation arrangements. He has published several articles in top tier academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Accounting Research, the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Review of Accounting Studies, and The Accounting Review. Dr. Rusticus currently serves as an Associate Editor at the Journal of Accounting and Economics.