Christopher Ittner
Wharton School
Christopher Ittner is the EY Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard University. Professor Ittner was previously Chair of Wharton’s Accounting Department and is Academic Director for Wharton’s online certificate programs in Business Analytics and Financial Planning & Analysis. His research focuses on the design, implementation, and performance consequences of performance measurement, cost management, and enterprise risk management systems. His articles have been published in leading academic accounting, economics, marketing, management, and operations management journals. He is co-editor-in-chief of Management and Business Research and has served as an editor for The Accounting Review, senior editor at Production and Operations Management, and associate editor for Accounting, Organizations and Society, Management Science, and several other academic journals. His research has received the American Accounting Association’s Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature and Impact on Management Accounting Practice awards.