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Dr

Sa-Pyung Sean Shin

Senior Lecturer

Accounting

Orcid identifier0000-0002-1238-8132
  • Senior Lecturer
    Accounting
  • NUS Business School, 15 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119245

BIO

Dr. Sa-Pyung Sean Shin is the Academic Director of the MSc in Management and CEMS Master in International Management Program and a Senior Lecturer of Accounting at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Dr. Shin holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Management from Harvard Business School, a Master I in Economics from Toulouse School of Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics with a minor in Accounting from UCLA. His primary research interests lie in corporate governance and sustainability accounting. A recipient of the NUS Business School Teaching Excellence Award and the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award in 2025 and 2026, Dr. Shin is recognized for his commitment to education and impactful teaching. He is also a Research Affiliate at the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute, where he contributes to advancing discussions in sustainability reporting and carbon accounting. Prior to joining NUS in 2021, Dr. Shin was an Assistant Professor at Singapore Management University, teaching corporate reporting and financial analysis.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE APPOINTMENTS

  • Academic Director, CEMS Master in International Management
    BUSINESS, SINGAPORE1 Jul 2024
  • Academic Director, MSc in Management
    BUSINESS, SINGAPORE1 Jul 2024
  • Research Affiliate
    SUSTAINABLE AND GREEN FINANCE INSTITUTE, SINGAPORE1 Jun 2023
  • Senior Lecturer
    BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING, SINGAPORE1 Jul 2021

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Business Administration, Accounting and Management
    Harvard University, Cambridge, United States26 May 2016
  • Master I, Economics
    Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse, FranceJun 2010
  • Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics
    University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United StatesJun 2009

CERTIFICATIONS

  • FSA Credential
    IFRS Foundation
    The FSA Credential is awarded to candidates who have passed Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Level I and Level II exams. FSA Credential-holders are trailblazers who are setting the standard for professional expertise when it comes to identifying, managing, and analyzing material sustainability information. They can apply their expertise to investment analysis, corporate management, and/or consulting.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH