Thomas Rauter

Biography

Thomas Rauter is an Associate Professor of Accounting at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He conducts research on issues of corporate transparency and regulation, with a particular focus on emerging/international markets and ESG. His research has been published in various top academic journals, such as the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, and the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. At Booth, Rauter teaches Advanced Financial Analysis and Valuation for Global Firms as well as Financial Accounting.

Rauter joined Chicago Booth as an Assistant Professor of Accounting in 2018. He holds a PhD from WU Vienna (Austria), an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics (UK), and a BSc in Business Economics from the University of Mannheim (Germany). Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked in the asset and insurance solutions groups at Morgan Stanley and in the investment banking division at Citi.

Outside of academia, Thomas enjoys tennis, skiing, playing with his two daughters, and cooking with his wife.

Academic Areas

• Accounting