Linda Vincent is an Associate Professor in the Accounting Information and Management department. Prior to joining Kellogg in 1999, Professor Vincent was an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Professor Vincent’s research interests are in the areas of financial reporting and capital markets with a focus on business combinations, divisive restructurings, real estate, pensions, and the informativeness of financial reporting data for securities returns under different information environments and capital structures.

Professor Vincent has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Accounting Horizons, and the Journal of Accounting Research. She is an ad hoc reviewer for The Accounting Review; Contemporary Accounting Research; Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance; Real Estate Economics; Review of Accounting Studies; and the Review of Financial Studies.

Professor Vincent was awarded the Faculty Impact Award in 2017; Chairs’ Core Course Teaching Award in 2000; and the Sidney J. Levy Teaching Award in 2001, 2003, and 2007. She received an MBA in Accounting and Finance from Kellogg and a PhD in Accounting from Northwestern University.

Capital markets; financial reporting; corporate restructuring including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; role of accounting information in firm valuation; economic impact of changes in accounting standards; valuation. 

• BA, Social Sciences, Northwestern University
• PhD, Accounting, Northwestern University
• MBA, Accounting, Finance, Northwestern University, Beta Gamma Sigma, Distinction, Distinguished Scholar

• Associate Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1999-present
• Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 1998-1999
• Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 1994-1998
• Instructor, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 1993-1994

• Faculty Impact Award for FINC 463, Spring Quarter 2017
• Sidney J. Levy Teaching Award, Kellog School of Management, 2006-2007, 2005-2006, 2002-2003, 2000-2001
• Chairs, Kellog School of Management, 1999-2000
• Outstanding Faculty, Business Week, 1998-1999

• Editorial Board, Accounting Horizons, 2003-2007
• Editorial Board, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2003-2009
• Editorial Board, Journal of Accounting Research, 1998-2001

Financial accounting; financial statement analysis; investment management

Research (ACCT-590-0)
Independent investigation of selected problems pertaining to thesis or dissertation. May be repeated for credit.

Asset Management Practicum II (FINC-457-0)
Students enrolled in the Asset Management Practicum's (AMP) sequence of courses participate in managing a portion of the Kellogg School's endowment. Across five different portfolios, the Practicum manages around $19.5 million in total. In the practicum students will rotate across roles of industry analysts and portfolio managers. The AMP courses provides weekly exposure to leading asset management practitioners. Students must take two of the three AMP courses: FINC-456, FINC-457 and FINC-458. AMP requires students to have taken either FINC 431 Finance II or FINC 440 Accelerated Corporate Finance before enrolling in the Practicum. Practicum students have the following additional requirements. Prior to, or during their first quarter of the Practicum, students must have taken or be simultaneously enrolled in one of the following classes: FINC 442 (Financial Decisions); FINC 444 (Value Investing); FINC 448 (M&As, LBOs and Corporate Restructuring); FINC 477 (Global Entrepreneurial Finance), or ACCT 451 (Financial Reporting and Analysis). Before their graduation: AMP students must take either FINC-450 (Capital Markets) or FINC-465 (Derivative Markets I). Some of these co-requisites can be waived based on a student's background.

Financial Accounting (ACCT-430-0)
This course acquaints students with the process used to construct and understand the financial reports of organizations. The objective is to understand the decisions that must be made in the financial reporting process and to develop the ability to evaluate and use accounting data. Emphasis is placed on understanding the breadth of accounting measurement practices and on being able to make the adjustments necessary for careful analysis. The course highlights the linkages between accounting information and management planning, and decision making and control. Course sections that end in "H" will be taught in a format that combines the convenience and flexibility of online learning with the social and instructional benefits of face-to-face classroom experiences. Online sessions are conducted synchronously with classmates and faculty.