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Sarin John earned his PhD in financial accounting at the University of Alberta. Before pursuing a career in academia, he worked in the enterprise software (data management/integration and advanced analytics) sector in the U.S. for a decade.
He also earned an MBA in finance at North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Technology degree in computer science and engineering at Cochin University of Science and Technology in India.
His research interests are at the intersection of financial reporting, capital markets, economics of intangible assets and technological innovations, and corporate governance.
His research connects financial reporting and capital markets with the economics of intangible assets, technological innovations, and corporate governance.
“Competition and Slack: The Role of Tariffs on Cost Stickiness”, (co-authored with Manpreet Hora at Georgia Institute of Technology, Heather Wier at University of Alberta, and Alex Zhang at City University of Hong Kong), Journal of Operations Management, December 2022.
"New CEOs and Old SG&A: Managing Inherited Intangible Assets", (co-authored with Mark Huson at University of Alberta and Heather Wier at University of Alberta), Journal of Management Accounting Research, August 2025.