Meet the faculty – interview with Professor Alan Jagolinzer
Join the first in our series of faculty interviews
From Facebook ‘likes’, to malignant disinformation to M&A, our teaching faculty conduct their own fascinating research. Join us in the first of our series where we interview professors who teach on the Executive Master of Accounting programme.
Session 1: Professor Alan Jagolinzer
Professor Jagolinzer’s work focuses on accuracy and accountability in financial reporting, with an emphasis on societal implications.
Professor Jagolinzer explains: “Malignant actors throughout history have leveraged disinformation (including intentionally false information to manipulate others) for financial fraud, political mischief-making and to support kinetic conflict. However, today’s tools allow for considerably more precise belief-system targeting and rapid viral dissemination, destabilising business and other societal infrastructure.
“I sense urgency for considering how to safeguard freedom of expression and data privacy whilst developing responsible frameworks – such as crowd-sourced editing and algorithmic fact-checking – to lessen the amplification of intentionally harmful information streams.”
Professor Jagolinzer is Co-director of the Cambridge Centre for Financial Reporting and Accountability, chaired the Cambridge Disinformation Summit and teaches 2 modules to our students:
- Global Financial Reporting
- Interpersonal Dynamics.
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