Eli Bartov is a Professor of Accounting at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business (Ph.D from UC Berkeley in 1989). He is an award-winning researcher and teacher, and an internationally recognized scholar.Professor Bartov's research focuses on financial reporting, executive compensation, the role of social media in the capital market, forensic accounting, stock price formation, M&A, and various aspects of equity valuation and trading strategies. A prolific author, he has published widely in leading accounting and finance academic journals on both theoretical and empirical subjects. Professor Bartov’s research won the 2022 AAA/AICPA Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature award. He also contributed a chapter, entitled "Executive Compensation in the Litigation Setting," to the book, "Litigation Services Handbook: The Role of the Financial Expert."Professor Bartov served as the Accounting Doctoral Program coordinator from 2001 to 2010, and taught a variety of courses at the MBA, Executive MBA, Ph.D., and Custom Executive Education levels. A popular professor with students, Professor Bartov was the recipient of the 2010 Excellence in Teaching award, and the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 “Great Professor” awards from the NYU Stern Executive MBA program.Professor Bartov has been invited to lecture on executive compensation and stock options, earnings management, equity valuation, and related topics before academic and professional audiences not only in the U.S., but also in Canada, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Australia. He has also testified on matters related to financial reporting, executive compensation, insider trading, and equity valuation in securities fraud cases, contract disputes, and other litigation.