Anywhere Sikochi

Associate Professor of Accounting
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Anywhere Sikochi is an associate professor in the Joseph L. Lubin School of Accounting at the Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University. He teaches Financial Statement Analysis for undergraduate and graduate students. His research, which primarily focuses on information disclosure, debt contracting, and credit risks, has been published in top-tier academic journals. Prior to joining Syracuse, Prof. Sikochi was a Berol Corporation Fellow and an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Management at Harvard Business School, where he taught Financial Reporting and Control.

Prof. Sikochi earned his PhD from the Penn State Smeal College of Business and holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School. Prior to his graduate studies, he gained professional experience at FTI Consulting and Charles River Associates in Boston, MA and Washington, DC. He is an active member of the PhD Project Faculty Alumni Association and the American Accounting Association. Additionally, he actively engages with the EducationUSA United States Student Achievers Program, which supported his preparation for U.S. higher education. He was born and raised in Banket, Zimbabwe.
Ph.D., Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business MBA, General Management, University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business B.A., Economics and Russian Language & Literature, Middlebury College
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Credit Ratings
Economic Development
Environmental, Social and Governance

Publications

  • Sep 01, 2021

    Received - Berol Corporation Fellow

    Harvard Business School
  • Jan 01, 2017

    Received - FARS Excellence in Reviewing Award

    American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Reporting Section
  • May 01, 2016

    Received - KPMG Foundation Doctoral Scholarship

    KPMG Foundation
  • May 01, 2016

    Received - The Edward and Susan Wilson Graduate Scholarship in Business

    The Pennsylvania State University
  • Oct 01, 2015

    Received - Clement-Dawkins Travel Scholarship

    PhD Project
  • Aug 01, 2015

    Received - W. Edward and Kay M. Hastings Graduate Scholarship

    The Pennsylvania State University
  • May 01, 2015

    Received - AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow

    American Accounting Association
  • May 01, 2015

    Received - The William A. and Joan L. Schreyer Graduate Scholarship

    The Pennsylvania State University
  • Oct 01, 2014

    Received - Doctoral Travel Scholarship

    PhD Project
  • May 01, 2014

    Received - J. Kenneth and Nancy N. Jones Graduate Scholarship

    The Pennsylvania State University
  • May 01, 2013

    Received - W. Edward and Kay M. Hastings Graduate Scholarship

    The Pennsylvania State University
  • May 01, 2013

    Received - Frank P. and Mary Jean Smeal Endowment Fund Scholarship

    The Pennsylvania State University
  • Received - Lifetime membership

    The International Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma
  • Business school sustainability research: What is read most?

    July 05, 2023 Financial Times
  • After High-Profile Failures, Can Investors Still Trust Credit Ratings?

    January 23, 2023 Working Knowledge
  • Case Studies from Africa: Insights from Anywhere Sikochi, Okendo Lewis-Gayle and Laetitia Tiani Vessah

    July 26, 2022 HBS
  • What Does An ESG Score Really Say About A Company?

    August 21, 2021 Forbes
  • Episode 9 Anywhere Sikochi The Limitations of ESG Ratings

    July 12, 2021 Re:Co’s Future in Sound podcast
  • ESG rating disagreements: why is corporate virtue so subjective?

    May 07, 2021 UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI)