Nate Y. Sharp
Professor and Adam C. Sinn '00 Dean's Leadership Chair
Presidential Impact Fellow
- nsharp@mays.tamu.edu
- 979-845-4712
- Wehner 440A
Education
Ph.D. - University of Texas at Austin, 2007M.Acc. - Brigham Young University, 2002
B.S., cum laude - Brigham Young University, 2002
Research Interest
Financial Accounting, financial reporting, financial analysts, financial journalism, financial misconductBiography
Nate Sharp serves as the dean of Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, where he is leading the school through a period of historic growth and innovation. A member of the faculty at Mays since 2007, he began his service as dean on February 1, 2023. He previously served as head of the James Benjamin Department of Accounting at Mays, where he worked to strengthen one of the premier accounting programs in the nation.
Dr. Sharp aspires to position Mays as the preeminent public business school in America through fearless innovation, industry collaboration, and a steadfast commitment to the school’s vision, mission, and values. Under his leadership, Mays has embraced artificial intelligence, launched exciting new degree programs, and revitalized entrepreneurship and innovation to expand opportunities for its students. He has also led the creation of the Mays Flex Online suite of master’s degree programs, which now enrolls more than 1,000 graduate students, positioning Mays as a national leader in online graduate business education.
His tenure has been marked by record-setting fundraising, the first media campaign to enhance Mays’ national reputation, the opening of the first new building at Mays in more than two decades, and the launch of an ambitious graduate facility project slated for completion in early 2029. Just as importantly, he has prioritized investment in faculty and staff, building strong teams and fostering a culture of recognizing and rewarding excellence in research, teaching, and service. He has led initiatives to enhance compensation, expand research funding, and improve transparency in decision-making. Dr. Sharp is committed to the mission of developing leaders of character who make a positive difference for Texas, the nation, and the world.
Dr. Sharp is a respected scholar in the area of financial reporting. His research has received multiple best-paper awards, including the American Accounting Association’s 2021 Distinguished Contributions to the Accounting Literature Award. His research has also been discussed in major financial media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNBC, Forbes, CFO.com, and the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. He is an award-winning teacher, with recognition that includes the 2015 Association of Former Students Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2012 Ernst & Young Teaching Excellence Award. He was named a Texas A&M University Presidential Impact Fellow in 2018. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business before receiving a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. He believes the future of business education belongs to leaders who embrace change, take risks, and stay true to their institution’s values. He is committed to ensuring Mays will lead the way with both courage and purpose.
Research Publications
Flam, R., J. Green, J. Lee, and N. Sharp (2024), “Ethnic Minority Analysts’ Participation in Public Earnings Conference Calls,” Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming.
Call, A., R. Flam, J. Lee, and N. Sharp (2024), “Managers’ Use of Humor on Public Earnings Conference Calls,” Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming.
Call, A., S. Emett, E. Maksymov, and N. Sharp (2022), “Meet the Press: Survey Evidence on Financial Journalists as Information Intermediaries,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, 73 (2-3): 1-19.
Call, A., N. Sharp, and T. Shohfi (2021), “Which Buy-Side Institutions Participate in Public Earnings Conference Calls? Implications for Capital Markets and Sell-Side Coverage,” Journal of Corporate Finance, 68: 1-24.
Call, A., N. Sharp, and P. Wong (2019), “Changes in Analysts’ Stock Recommendations Following Regulatory Action Against Their Brokerage,” Review of Accounting Studies, 24 (4): 1184-1213.
Brown, L., A. Call, M. Clement, and N. Sharp (2019), “Managing the Narrative: Investor Relations Officers and Corporate Disclosure,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, 67 (1): 58-79.
Harrison, J., S. Boivie, N. Sharp, and R. Gentry (2018), “Saving Face: How Exit in Response to Negative Press and Star Analyst Downgrades Reflects Reputation Maintenance by Directors,” Academy of Management Journal, 61 (3): 1131-1157.
Call, A., J. Martin, N. Sharp, and J. Wilde (2018), “Whistleblowers and Outcomes of Financial Misrepresentation Enforcement Actions,” Journal of Accounting Research, 56 (1): 123-171.
Rees, L., N. Sharp, and P. Wong (2017), “Working on the Weekend: Do Analysts Strategically Time the Release of Their Recommendation Revisions?” Journal of Corporate Finance, 45: 104-121.
Brown, L., A. Call, M. Clement, and N. Sharp (2016), “The Activities of Buy-Side Analysts and the Determinants of Their Stock Recommendations,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, 62 (1): 139-156.
Brown, L., A. Call, M. Clement, and N. Sharp (2015), “Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Sell-Side Financial Analysts,” Journal of Accounting Research, 53 (1): 1-47.
• 2018 American Accounting Association FARS Best Paper
• 2021 American Accounting Association Distinguished Contributions to the Accounting Literature
Rees., L., N. Sharp, and B. Twedt (2015), “Who’s Heard on the Street? Determinants and Consequences of Financial Analyst Coverage in the Business Press,” Review of Accounting Studies, 20 (1): 173-209.
Christ, M., A. Masli, N. Sharp, and D. Wood (2015), “Rotational Internal Audit Programs and Financial Reporting Quality: Do Compensating Controls Help?” Accounting, Organizations and Society, 44 (1): 37-59.
Bentley, K., T. Omer, and N. Sharp (2013), “Business Strategy, Financial Reporting Irregularities, and Audit Effort,” Contemporary Accounting Research, 30 (2): 780-817.
Mayew, W., N. Sharp, and M. Venkatachalam (2013), “Using Earnings Conference Calls to Identify Analysts with Superior Private Information,” Review of Accounting Studies, 18 (2): 386-413.
McGuire, S., N. Sharp, and T. Omer (2012), “The Impact of Religion on Financial Reporting Irregularities,” The Accounting Review, 87 (2): 645-673.
Prawitt, D., N. Sharp, and D. Wood (2012), “Internal Audit Outsourcing and the Risk of Misleading or Fraudulent Financial Reporting: Did Sarbanes-Oxley Get It Wrong?” Contemporary Accounting Research, 29 (4): 1109-1136.
