Erik Peek is Professor of Financial Reporting and Valuation at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, the Netherlands. Professor Peek conducts research in the areas of financial analysis, accounting and valuation, earnings forecasting and international financial accounting. He has published articles in major academic journals including, among others, Contemporary Accounting Research, the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, the Journal of International Accounting Research and the European Accounting Review. Prior to joining RSM, Professor Peek was an Associate Professor at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. He has been a Visiting Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his doctorate from VU University Amsterdam in 2001 and has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder since 2002.