Dr. Orpurt earned his MBA and Ph.D. at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (in accounting). His dissertation entitled “Local Analyst Earnings Forecast Advantages in Europe” was named the American Accounting Association International Section dissertation of the year in 2004. Dr. Orpurt is a faculty member at Arizona State University where he teaches upper level undergraduate financial accounting and a master’s level corporate governance, ethics, and sustainability reporting course.