Professor Habib Mahama earned his PhD (Accounting) at the University of New South Wales (Australia) and is a Chartered Accountant with The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). Prior to joining Qatar University in January 2019, he held academic positions at the University of New South Wales, the Australian National University, the United Arab Emirates University, and the University of Southampton. He serves on the editorial boards of eight internationally recognized accounting journals. Habib’s research interest is in management accounting and control. He has published his research output in leading internationally recognized academic journals/books. He has received research grant from both internal and external sources. He has been a recipient of a number of research awards.