Supernumerary Academician
Social Science: Dr. of Economics
Date of admittance: 01/04/2014
Admission speech: Les empreses d’alt creixement: factors que expliquen el seu èxit i la seva sostenibilitat a llarg termini
Oriol Amat
Place and date of birth: Barcelona, 14 of March of 1957
Dean BSM (Barcelona School of Management), Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Director Master in Accounting and Finance UPF Barcelona School of Management
Other present positions :
Deputy Dean Catalan Economist Association
Vice President Catalan Accounting Association (ACCID)
Board member of different companies and public organizations.
Past Professional activities
2013-2018 President Catalan Accounting Association (ACCID)
2015-2017 Member of the Catalan Parliament
2011-2015 Board member of CNMV (National Commission of the Stock Exchange)
2014-2015 President of the Spanish Register of Accounting Experts
2011-2015 President of the Spanish Register of Accounting Economists
2011-2015 Member of the Advisory Council for Economic Catalonian Growth
1996-2011: Board Member of the Economist Association of Catalonia
2004-2013 Vice-president Catalan Accounting Association (ACCID)
2006-2011: Director Center for Quality and Teaching Innovation (UPF)
2003-2004: Director of the Department of Economy and Business (UPF)
1998-2001: Vicerector of Economy and Information Systems of UPF
1985-1991: Professor Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona
1978-1992: Professor and Head of Studies EADA Business School
1977-1978: Auditor Arthur Andersen
From 1979 it has made diverse professional works in the area of Accounting and Finance. He has been visiting professor of several European, American and Asian universities. He participated in the work groups that elaborated the General Accounting Plan (Spanish GAAP).
Publications and conferences
Has published several books translated to differentl languages and numerous articles in academic and professional journals in the field of accounting and finance. Key note speaker in national and international Congresses. He has directed 8 PhD thesis. Director of Revista de Contabilidad y Dirección, Deputy Director of Revista Iberoamericana de Contabilidad y Dirección. Editorial board member of other academic journals.
oriol.amat@upf.edu @oriolamat / www.oriolamat.cat/en