Professor Sungsoo Kim is a Full Professor of Accounting with tenure at the Rutgers University School of Business–Camden, where he has served on the faculty since 1998. He previously held academic appointments at the University of Minnesota–Duluth and the City University of New York. Over more than three decades, Professor Kim has built a distinguished career marked by sustained scholarly productivity, exemplary teaching, and extensive academic leadership at the school, campus, university, national, and international levels. Professor Kim has held several senior administrative roles at Rutgers, including Interim Dean of the Rutgers School of Business–Camden (2019–2020), Associate Dean for Graduate Programs (2018–2019), Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs (2012–2014), and Accounting Area Head (2010–2019). As Interim Dean, he managed a $32 million budget, oversaw 55 full-time faculty and 40 staff members, successfully processed multiple tenure and promotion cases, and strengthened the school’s academic, fiscal, and enrollment foundations during a leadership transition. He also served as Director of the Ragone Center for Accounting Excellence, managing a $1 million endowment and launching professional accounting education initiatives for practitioners and students. An internationally recognized scholar, Professor Kim’s research focuses on financial reporting, equity valuation, audit quality, earnings management, corporate social responsibility, political connections, and