Nate Sharp is an American scholar and academic leader who serves as the seventh dean of Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.[1][2][3] He holds the Adam C. Sinn '00 Dean's Leadership Chair.
Nate Sharp | |
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| Born | March 14, 1977 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Education | Brigham Young University (BS and MAcc) University of Texas at Austin (PhD) |
Early life and education
editSharp was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in Holladay, Utah. He graduated from Olympus High School in 1995 and attended Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Following a two-year volunteer mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Korea,[4] Sharp graduated from BYU's Marriott School of Business in 2002 with a bachelor's degree cum laude and a master's degree, both in accounting. He later received a doctorate in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business in 2007.[5]
Career
editSharp became an assistant professor of accounting at Texas A&M University's Mays Business School in 2007. During his time at Texas A&M, Sharp has served in multiple leadership positions. After his promotion to associate professor with tenure, he served as the PhD Program Coordinator in the James Benjamin Department of Accounting at Mays Business School. Later, following the retirement of long-time department head Dr. James Benjamin, Sharp was appointed to succeed Benjamin as head of the James Benjamin Department of Accounting in 2020. At the conclusion of a national search for the new dean of Mays Business School in 2022, Sharp was announced as the new dean on December 13, 2022, and began serving as dean on February 1, 2023.[6]
Sharp's scholarly research encompasses corporate financial reporting, sell-side and buy-side financial analysts, investor relations, financial journalism, and financial misconduct. His research is published in numerous leading scholarly journals and has received multiple best-paper awards, including the 2018 Best Paper Award from the American Accounting Association's Financial Accounting and Reporting Section and the 2021 Distinguished Contributions to the Accounting Literature Award from the American Accounting Association.[7] The influence of his research extends beyond academia, including discussions in The Wall Street Journal,[8] Financial Times,[9] CNBC,[10] Forbes,[11] CFO.com,[12] and the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation.[13]
Within the academic community at Texas A&M University, Dr. Sharp has educated both undergraduate and graduate students. His dedication to teaching excellence has garnered multiple teaching awards, including a 2010 Texas A&M University System Teaching Excellence Award, the 2012-13 Texas A&M University Center for Teaching Excellence Montague Scholar Award, the 2012 Ernst & Young Teaching Excellence Award, the 2015 Texas A&M University Association of Former Students Distinguished Teaching Award, and the 2018 David and Denise Baggett Teaching Award.[14]
In recognition of his impact on his field and on the university community, Sharp was named a Texas A&M University Presidential Impact Fellow in 2018.[15]
Personal life
editSharp married Holly Carroll in 2003 and they are the parents of five children. Sharp and his family are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Sharp has served as a bishop and stake president in the church.[16]
References
edit- ^ Henton, Lesley (2022-12-13). "New Dean Of Mays Business School Named At Texas A&M University". Texas A&M Today. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Texas A&M Mays Names New Dean". Poets & Quants. 2022-12-14.
- ^ "Nate Y. Sharp". Mays Business School. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Nate Sharp: 'Miraculous events' led to conversion of Korean couple". Deseret News. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Nate Sharp – MPA Admissions Blog". blogs.mccombs.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Henton, Lesley (2022-12-13). "New Dean Of Mays Business School Named At Texas A&M University". Texas A&M Today. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Lawrence D. Brown, Andrew C. Call, Michael B. Clement, and Nathan Y. Sharp to receive the American Accounting Association 2021 Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award". American Accounting Association. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Ensign, Rachel Louise (2014-10-28). "Firms Hit With Bigger Penalties When Whistleblowers Involved". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Minority analysts get less time to probe management than white peers". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "When Chinese Walls Come Crumbling Down". www.cnbc.com. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "New Research Shows Being Funny At Work Can Pay Off". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "The Regulator over Your Shoulder". CFO. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ Call, Andrew; Brown, Lawrence; Clement, Michael; Sharp, Nathan (2018-10-23). "Managing the Narrative: Investor Relations Officers and Corporate Disclosure". The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Accounting professor strives to make a difference in research, students' lives". Issuu. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "21 Texas A&M University Scholars Named 2018 Presidential Impact Fellows". Texas A&M Today. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Three new leaders for Brazos Valley area Mormon community". The Eagle. 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-21.