Steven Orpurt
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Phone: 480-965-2393
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Mail code: 3606Campus: Tempe
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Professor Orpurt earned his MBA and Ph.D. at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (in accounting). His “Local Analyst Earnings Forecast Advantages in Europe” dissertation was named the American Accounting Association International Section Dissertation of the Year for 2004.
Professor Orpurt is a Clinical Professor at Arizona State University, where he teaches upper-level undergraduate financial accounting and a master’s level ESG Reporting and Ethics course. He was previously a faculty member at Singapore Management University (6 years) and Pepperdine University (2 years). He has twice been a visiting professor at The University of Chicago and taught MBA-level accounting and financial statement analysis classes at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Business, INSEAD, Boston University, and Purdue University.
Professor Orpurt has won teaching awards on three continents, most recently the 2014 Scott and Mary Donaldson Excellence in Teaching Award at Arizona State University and a 2017 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award at the W.P. Carey School of Business.
His recent research focuses on the Statement of Cash Flows, published in The Accounting Review and the widely read Accounting Horizons journal. His cash flow research led to two presentations to the Board and Staff of the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) in London (most recently in May 2014). His other current research focuses on firms that IPO with debt and GRI 207 Tax disclosures.
Before his academic endeavors, Professor Orpurt was Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager with the Franklin/Templeton group of mutual funds. In 2003 and 2004, he worked as a consultant with Analysis Group in Boston, where he helped lead expert testimony damage estimates on behalf of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and their Enron class action lawsuit (eventual settlement at $2+ Billion). While finishing his Ph.D., he worked at UNext.com, a well-funded startup attempting to build a world-class online MBA program with Stanford University, Columbia University, London School of Economics, University of Chicago, and Carnegie-Mellon University. He started his career as an auditor and CPA with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. (now KPMG).
While studying at The University of Chicago, Professor Orpurt worked extensively with Executive MBA programs in Europe, Singapore, and Chicago. He has taught various executives, including a highly rated financial literacy course for Accenture executives.
- Ph.D. University of Chicago 2004
- M.B.A. University of Chicago 1989
- B.S. Indiana University 1983
- Analyst Attributes
- Direct Method Presentation of Cash Flows
- "Do Direct Cash Flow Disclosures Help Predict Future Operating Cash Flows and Earnings?" The Accounting Review, 2009.
- "A Review of Academic Research onthe Reporting of Cash Flows from Operations" with Jeffrey Hales, Accounting Horizons, 2013.
- How not to misinterpret ROE; A review of research on the direct method statement of cash flows
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
ACC 581 | ESG Reporting and Ethics |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
SOS 549 | ESG Reporting and Ethics |
ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
ACC 581 | ESG Reporting and Ethics |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
SOS 549 | ESG Reporting and Ethics |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
ACC 581 | ESG Reporting and Ethics |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
SOS 549 | ESG Reporting and Ethics |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
ACC 581 | Corp Gov, Ethics, Sustain |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 591 | Seminar |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 591 | Seminar |
ACC 591 | Seminar |
ACC 310 | Intermed Acctg for Corp Accts |
ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 310 | Intermed Acctg for Corp Accts |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 591 | Seminar |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 591 | Seminar |
ACC 591 | Seminar |
ACC 310 | Intermed Acctg for Corp Accts |
ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 440 | External Reporting II |
ACC 310 | Intermed Acctg for Corp Accts |
ACC 410 | Fin Statement Analysis |
- American Accounting Association International Section Outstanding Dissertation of the Year, 2004
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant to the Executive MBA's North America 2002, Europe 2002-05, Asia 2004
- Best Newcomer School of Accountancy Teaching Award 2005 and 2006, Singapore Management University
- Recipient: 2014 Scott and Mary Donaldson Excellence in Teaching Award
- Recipient: 2017 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award at the W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University: 2012-present. University of Chicago: Summer 2012. Visiting Assistant Professor. Purdue University: 2008-09 and 2011-12. Visiting Assistant Professor. Pepperdine University: 2010-11. Assistant Professor. Singapore Management University: 2004-2009. Assistant Professor
- Associate, Analysis Group, Boston
- Portfolio Manager, Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton Group of Mutual Funds)
- Litigation Consultant
- Faculty Member, UNext.com
- Senior Auditor and (now former) CPA, KPMG