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

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.