Samir Trabelsi

Samir Trabelsi is the CPA Ontario Distinguished Scholar & Professor of Accounting and Governance at the Goodman School of Business at Brock University. He holds a PhD in Accounting from HEC Montreal. He teaches corporate governance, external reporting, and research methodology at both undergraduate, graduate and executive levels. In Spring 2022, Professor Trabelsi was elected President of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, a key stakeholder in the accounting discipline and the owner of two of the most prestigious accounting journals in the world.

Professor Trabelsi’s research expertise is in the areas of corporate governance, sustainability, corruption, XBRL filings and risk management. Trabelsi’s research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Professor Trabelsi is the recipient of the Brock University Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017), the Departmental Researcher of the Year Award (2019) and the Goodman School of Business Distinguished Researcher (2021).

Professor Trabelsi is the founder of the Global Initiative for Governance and Sustainability (GIGS), a global initiative that supports research, education, and thought leadership on four aspects of corporate governance and sustainability for both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations: governance structures, sustainability, risk management, and ethics. Professor Trabelsi has organized and spoken at many international conferences and seminars. These events have brought together academics and practitioners from across the province, Canada and internationally. He has been a frequent speaker and commentator on issues in the areas of governance and sustainability reporting for various news outlets, including TV, radio, and print media.

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Dr. Trabelsi, has been awarded three major external grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Canada’s most prestigious and competitive granting agency):
• SSHRC Insight Grant “The economic consequences of greenwashing” 2018/2022. 83, 262.00, Collaborators (S. El Ghoul, University of Alberta; N. Waweru, York University).

• SSHRC Standard Research Grant “Mutual Fund Governance, Fees, and Performance: Evidence from USA, Canada, and China” – 2010/2014. $65,000 (Collaborators – J. Callen, University of Toronto and L. He, Brock University)

• SSHRC Internal Opportunities Funds “Accounting Information, Corporate Governance, and Bankruptcy Prediction”, 2009/2012. $58,000. (Collaborators: P. Dumontier, Grenoble University; L. HE, BrockUniversity)