Charlotte Pellegrino – Estimated graduation year: 2026

Research interests:

Management accounting, performance measures, healthcare sector, quantification, sociology of accounting, professional identity

Education background:

• MSc in Accounting, Control and Audit - HEC Montréal, Canada
• BA in Accounting - Concordia University, Canada
• Diplôme de comptabilité et gestion - Beau Site Nice, France

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: French (native language) and English

Jiali Luo - Estimated graduation year: 2026

Research interests:

Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR), third-party assurance & auditing, and machine Learning

Education background:

• MSc in Accounting – The State University of New York at Albany (USA)
• Master of Translation and Interpretation – Wuhan University (China)
• BA of Literature, English Literature – Wuhan Donghu University (China)

Email: [email protected]

Interests : dancing, hiking, skating, and cooking

Languages spoken: Mandarin, English

Negar Tahernejad – Estimated graduation year: 2026

Research interests:

Audit, artificial intelligence, automation, emotions, technology adaptation, institutional logics  

Education background:

• Master in Accounting - Azad University (Iran) 

• Bachelor in Accounting - Azad University (Iran) 

Email: [email protected]

Languages spoken: English and Persian

Liyang Zhao – Estimated graduation year: 2028

Research interests:

Taxation and accounting and their roles in economic decisions

Education background:

• Ma in Taxation - Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China)
• BSc in Economics - Anhui University of Technology (China)

Others :

Prior to joining HEC Montreal, I worked in the government finance department in China for six years. I am open to engaging in academic discussions with friends who share an interest in tax research. However, I also welcome friends from other fields such as economics and finance, as the topic of taxation intersects with these disciplines as well.

Email: [email protected]

Tongyu Wu – Estimated graduation year: 2028

Research interests:

Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR), Auditing and Accountability and Sustainability

Education background:

• Master of Public Policy and Management – City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
• BA of Management , Financial Management – South-Central Minzu University (China)

Email: [email protected]

Interests : Meditation, Music

Languages spoken: Mandarin, English

Francis Petauton – Estimated graduation year: 2028

Research interests:

Auditing, Artificial Intelligence, Regulation, Governance

Education background:

• M.Sc. CCA – Accounting, Control, Auditing – HEC Montréal, Canada
• Master’s degree in accounting Expertise and Auditing (ECA) – Skema Business School, France

Email: [email protected]

Interests : Economic and political history

Languages spoken: French, English, German

Maxime Robin – Estimated graduation year: 2030

Research interests: 

Ecological accounting, sustainability tools and standards, post growth performance measurement, sociology of quantification, economic anthropology, consulting

Education background:

• Master’s Degree, Sustainable Development Management – HEC Montréal
• Bachelor’s Degree, Philosophy – University of Nantes, France
• Bachelor’s Degree, Economics & Management – IAE of Nantes, France

Email: [email protected]

Interest: Music, cooking, physics

Languages spoken: French, English

Geneviève Lenoir – Estimated graduation year: 2031

Research interests:

Auditing and assurance, artificial intelligence, digitalization, accounting profession

Education background:

• Master of Business Administration – Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
• Bachelor of Accounting Sciences – Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Email: [email protected]

Interests: Travel, reading, alpine skiing, hiking

Languages spoken: French and English