- Professor of Law
- Bernard Bergreen Faculty Scholar
- Associate Dean of Curriculum
- Faculty Co-Director, Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance
- Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic and Policy Research (SIEPR)
- Room N236, Neukom Building
Expertise
- Business & Corporate Law
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Law & Accounting
- Law & Economics
- Securities Regulation
Biography
Colleen Honigsberg is Associate Dean of Curriculum and Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, where her research is focused on the empirical study of corporate and securities law. She serves as an Associate Editor for Management Science, and her recent papers have examined gaps in the regulatory environment for financial advisors, carbon accounting, human capital accounting, and the incentive structure for auditors. Her research has been featured in major mainstream publications such as the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, and her scholarship has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Law & Economics, the Stanford Law Review, and the Journal of Accounting Research. She currently sits on the Executive Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee and on the Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group at the Public Company Accounting Board.
Prior to joining the faculty in 2016, Professor Honigsberg received her Ph.D. from Columbia Business School and her J.D. from Columbia Law School. She has expertise in accounting and previously worked as a Certified Public Accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services and for Compass Lexecon. In addition, she previously served as a Senior Economic Research Fellow with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Education & Professional Certifications
- Columbia Business School, Ph.D., 2016
- New York Bar Admission. 2012
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2011
- Certified Public Accountant. California, 2006
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., 2005