Tom Scott is a Professor of Accounting at the Auckland University of Technology. He teaches courses focused on financial accounting and auditing standards, with a particular focus on understanding the effect of accounting choice on business information. His research focuses on examining the intended and unintended consequences of changes in accounting and auditing rules and the usefulness of accounting information. He has published in several academic journals such as Accounting and Finance, Auditing, Australian Journal of Management, International Journal of Auditing, Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, among others, and his research has received best paper awards, local media attention, and been presented at IASB/AASB research forums. Tom serves as an Editor-in-Chief for Pacific Accounting Review, and is on the editorial board of the Australian Accounting Review and International Journal of Auditing , and the organizing committee of QARNs which aims to develop early career researchers and facilitate quantitative accounting research in New Zealand and beyond. Tom also serves on the External Reporting Board Advisory Panel and the Australian Accounting Standards Academic Advisory Panel. He is also an AFAANZ Fellow.