Julie Gauneau – Estimated graduation year: 2024

Research interests:

Diversity, intersectionality, performance indicators, social impact measures

Education background:

• BA and Master in Business Management at Neoma Business School

Email: julie.gauneau@hec.ca

Languages spoken: French, English, German

Nicolas Levilly – Estimated graduation year: 2024

Research interests: 

Accounting & Management Accounting Digitalization

Education background:

• Master in Audit, Accounting, and Management Accounting (IAE Gustave Eiffel)

Email: nicolas.levilly@hec.ca

Interest: Music (Guitar)

Languages spoken: French, English

Charlotte Pellegrino – Estimated graduation year: 2025

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: charlotte.pellegrino@hec.ca

Languages spoken: French (native language) and English

Jiali Luo - Estimated graduation year: 2025

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: jiali.luo@hec.ca

Interests : dancing, hiking, skating, and cooking

Languages spoken: Mandarin, English

Negar Tahernejad – Estimated graduation year: 2025

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: negar.tahernejad@hec.ca

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: liyang.zhao@hec.ca

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: tongyu.wu@hec.ca

Interests : Meditation, Music

Languages spoken: Mandarin, English