Raluca Ratiu

Dr Raluca Ratiu is a full-time Assistant Professor at IE University where she teaches accounting and financial reporting. She holds a PhD in Accounting from Babes-Bolyai University with a thesis on “Implications, Accounting Treatment and Advanced Studies of Goodwill”. She followed on it with a post-doctoral research project focused on Corporate Governance and CEO Compensation. Her research interests follow the implications of corporate financial and non-financial reporting, with a focus on intangibles, ESG and gender diversity. Her most recent papers have been published in top accounting journals such as Abacus, Accounting and Finance and the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.

She also loves running, skiing and cooking international cuisine dishes. She is always updated on the newest trends in tech and gaming thanks to her teen son Teddy, which also allows her to practice the lifelong learning principles she stands by.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Professor, IE University, Spain, since 2016

• Principal Investigator in FUNCAS project “Do Spanish Investors Value Sustainability”, 2021

• Visiting Scholar University of Queensland Business School, Australia, 2017

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, 2014 – 2015

• Visiting Scholar, University Valencia, Spain, 2015

• Teaching Assistant, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, 2010 – 2013

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Postdoctoral Studies in Corporate Governance and CEO Compensation, Babes-Bolyai University and Social European Fund scholarship, 2014 – 2015

• Ph.D. in Accounting, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, 2013

• BSc in Finance and Banking, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, 2007

• Fellow of the Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning, Harvard Business School, 2018

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Accountant, Orange Romania S.A., 2007 – 2010

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)

5- Gender Equality

10- Reduced Inequalities

17- Partnership for the Goals