Dr. Edward B. Douthett, Jr. is an Associate Professor in the School of Management and holds the Northern Chapter Virginia Society CPA Professorship of Public Accounting. Prior to joining the faculty at George Mason University he worked as an Assistant Professor for Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He currently teaches managerial and cost accounting in the Executive MBA and Undergraduate Accounting Programs at George Mason University. Dr. Douthett also offers consulting services and executive education seminars on the subjects related to cost analysis and operational control.
Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Douthett worked at Exxon Corporation in various staff and managerial positions overseeing financial analysis and reporting for operating units in oil and gas production and chemical manufacturing.
Dr. Douthett’s research interests focus on the economics of accounting in U.S. and international capital markets. He sits on editorial review boards for several academic journals and has written articles that have appeared in refereed journals such as Contemporary Accounting Research, The International Journal of Accounting, Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, among others.