Marguerite Lane Faculty Profile

Marguerite Lane
Adjunct Associate Professor of Accounting
Deputy Vice Dean, Wharton Graduate Division

PhD, Northwestern University, 1995; BBA, Texas Christian University, 1985

Research Areas
Accrual management; regulated industries, particularly financial institutions

Current Projects
Examination of firms' use of accounting accruals to effect regulation and investor perceptions.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1997-present (Deputy Vice Dean and Director, MBA Program, 2001-present). Previous appointments: New York University; Northwestern University

Other Positions
Lending Officer, Credit Analyst, First Republic Bank Fort Worth, 1985-88

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
MBA Core Curriculum Award, 1998; “Tough, but we’ll thank you in five years” Award, 2004, 2005

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
MBA Roundtable, Board of Directors, 2002-present, Secretary, 2006-present

Representative Publications
(with Thomas Lys)
“Inferring Accounting Information from Corporate Financing Choices: An Examination of Security Issuances in the Banking Industry.” Contemporary Accounting Research 18 (2001).