Dr. Akash Chattopadhyay

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Akash Chattopadhyay is an Assistant Professor of Accounting in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Mississauga. He teaches Managerial Accounting within the undergraduate curriculum and conducts research in equity valuation and corporate governance, with a focus on international contexts. His work has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Financial Economics and the Accounting Review, and has been covered by major media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. Akash holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, India. Prior to entering academia, Akash worked as an equity analyst at Merrill Lynch and IIFL Capital.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology