Bright Asante-Appiah

Bright Asante-Appiah is an academic and a consultant with several years of experience in public accounting and industry; a licensed certified public accountant (CPA), certified fraud examiner (CFE), chartered global management accountant (CGMA) and chartered certified accountant (United Kingdom). Prior public accounting experience includes “Big 4” firm, auditing SEC registrants in manufacturing, retail, communication, and energy sectors. Prior corporate accounting roles include SEC reporting, accounting policy development, and IFRS conversion at a Fortune 100 company. Recently consulted for a Fortune 50 company on its European subsidiaries’ IFRS conversion project.

Education

• University of Cape Coast, B.Com (Acct.)
• Eastern Illinois University, M.B.A.
• Kennesaw State University, D.B.A.

Research Interests

• Corporate governance 
• Audit committees 
• Compensation committees 
• Audit quality 
• Financial reporting quality

• Does the Severity of a Client’s Negative Environmental, Social and Governance Reputation Affect Audit Effort and Audit Quality? 2020, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 39(3), 106713.
• Determinants and Consequences of the Severity of Executive Compensation Clawbacks (with Divesh Sharma), 2022, forthcoming at Contemporary Accounting Research
• The Role of the External Auditor in Managing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reputation Risk (with Tamara Lambert), 2022, forthcoming at Review of Accounting Studies