Education

• PhD + master’s degree, Accounting and Information Systems, Virginia Tech
• BS, Accounting, Finance + International Business, Indiana University

Biography

Eric Negangard’s research and teaching focus on innovation and technology in accounting, which stems from his background in forensic accounting. He also conducts research that explores the challenges impeding the digital transformation of accounting. He has published his research in top accounting journals and has won several research awards.

He and two faculty colleagues have developed a digital ledger technology that uses blockchain, smart contracts and non-fungible tokens to track and report carbon emissions—a technology they are commercializing at Auburn.

Negangard teaches Intermediate Financial Accounting and aims to develop courses in accounting analytics and accounting fraud.

Before joining the Auburn faculty, Negangard was an assistant professor at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce for 9 years. In his teaching, he developed several data analytics case studies that were adopted by faculty at scores of universities worldwide. He also helped elevate their data analytics offerings across the entire curriculum, which ultimately helped the M.S. in Accounting degree program become STEM certified.

A sports enthusiast, Negangard helped recruit student-athletes for Virginia’s sports teams, teaching and mentoring some of the students in the business school.

Earlier in his career, he spent seven years at KPMG in forensic accounting, investigating alleged white-collar crime internationally.

He and his wife spend their free time watching their two young sons play soccer, baseball and flag football. He also enjoys scuba diving, boating and riding dirt bikes.