Orpurt earned his MBA and PhD at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His dissertation garnered the 2004 American Accounting Association International Section dissertation of the year award. He is a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting FSA Credential Holder.

At Arizona State University, he teaches a master’s level ESG Reporting and Ethics course that is cross-listed between the School of Sustainability and School of Accountancy. Previously, he was the Associate Director of the School of Accountancy and has held visiting professorships at The University of Chicago and Purdue University. He has won numerous teaching awards. His recent research focuses on the Statement of Cash Flows with top-tier publications and in-person presentations to the International Accounting Standards Board. Currently, he is researching ESG Reporting.

Before his academic career, he was a CPA with KPMG, a portfolio manager (Franklin Templeton), and a litigation expert helping lead an expert testimony team representing JPMorgan Chase & Co. regarding their Enron class action lawsuit defense.

Steven Orpurt
Clinical Professor
School of Accountancy
W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU

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