Christian Leuz (born 1967) is a German business economist, specializing in finance, accounting, and institutional economics.
He is the Charles F. Pohl Distinguished Service Professor of Accounting and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
in Finance and Management before returning to Germany to pursue his PhD studies.
[7] He also serves as an economic advisor to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Leuz was also recently awarded the "Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award," 2014 by the American Accounting Association for his paper "Earnings management and investor protection: an international comparison.