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Gus  De Franco Assistant Professor   Degrees   PhD, 2004, University of Pennslyvania (Wharton) MBA, 1996, Harvard University HBA, 1991, University of Western Ontario (Ivey) Email

Positions Held Academic Positions 2007-Present   Assistant Professor of Accounting, Rotman School of Management 2006 - 2007   Visiting Assistant Professor, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2003 - 2006   Assistant Professor, Mississauga Campus and Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto 2000 - 2001   Instructor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania 1998-1999   EMBA Distance Learning Manager, IMD 1996   Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University Non-Academic Positions 1998   Corporate Development, Viscount Pharma Inc. 1997-1998   Equity Research Analyst, Groome Capital 1996-1997   Equity Research Analyst, CIBC Capital Markets 1991-1994   Marketing Product Management, Kraft Inc.

Selected Articles and Papers "Do Analysts’ Notes Provide New Information? ," De Franco, G; Hope, O.-K., Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance, Forthcoming, 2009 "The Informational Role of Bond Analysts," De Franco, G.; Vasvari, F.; Wittenberg-Moerman, R., Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming, 2009 "The Performance of Analysts with a CFA designation: The Role of Human-Capital and Signaling Theories," De Franco, G.; Zhou, Y, The Accounting Review, 84 (2), 2009, 383-404 "Wealth Transfer Effects of Analysts," De Franco, G; Lu, H.; Vasvari, F., Journal of Accounting Research, 45 (1), 2007, 71-109

Professional Affiliations/Memberships American Accounting Association Canadian Accounting Association

Research and Teaching Interests Financial Accounting, Analysts, Regulation and Capital Markets