Gaizka
Ormazabal

Professor of Accounting and Control

Grupo Santander Chair of Financial Institutions and Corporate Governance

• Ph.D. in Business, Stanford University
• Ph.D. in Construction Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Gaizka Ormazabal is an Associate Dean for Research and PhD Program of IESE Business School since 2023 and professor in the Accounting and Control department. Professor Ormazabal received a PhD in Business from Stanford University, a PhD in Construction Engineering from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering (Ingeniería de Caminos, Canals y Puertos) from Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya.

Professor Ormazabal’s research focuses on executive compensation and corporate governance. His work examines the choice and valuation implications of corporate governance mechanisms. His current research projects analyze recent trends in managerial compensation, corporate governance intermediaries, financial regulation, bank accounting, and the role of corporate governance in sustainable development.

His research appears in leading academic journals including, among others, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Review of Accounting Studies, and The Accounting Review. His research has been featured in the popular media, including such outlets as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Economist, Forbes, and Bloomberg, and has been cited in final rulings by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority. He is editor of Review of Accounting Studies. Gaizka is also a Research Affiliate in the Financial Economics program of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), research member in the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), and Research Member of the Sustainable Finance Research and Policy Network (RPN). He is the Grupo Santander Chair of Financial Institutions and Corporate Governance and serves as academic director at the IESE Center for Corporate Governance.

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Areas of interest.

• Executive compensation
• Corporate Governance
• Risk Management
• Financial regulation and enforcement
• Governance intermediaries
• Sustainable finance
• Banking

Publications

Journal Articles (refereed)

FRIEDMAN, H., ORMAZABAL, G. (2024). The Role of information in building a more sustainable economy. A Supply and demand perspective. Journal of Accounting Research, 62 (5), 1575-1609. doi:10.1111/1475-679X.12581. COHEN, S., KADACH, I., ORMAZABAL, G. (2023). Institutional investors, climate disclosure, and carbon emissions. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 76 (2-3), Article 101640. doi:10.1016/j.jacceco.2023.101640. BARROSO, R., N’GATTA, D., ORMAZABAL, G. (2023). Individual wealth taxes and corporate payouts. The Accounting Review, 98 (5), 31-60. doi:10.2308/TAR-2021-0475.

Working Papers

BONETTI, P., EN, Y., KADACH, I., ORMAZABAL, G. (2024). Climate disclosures and decarbonization along the supply chain. DAI, J., ORMAZABAL, G., PEÑALVA, F., RANEY, R. (2024). Imposing sustainability disclosure on investors. Does it lead to portfolio decarbonization? ALONSO, M., JACOB, M., ORMAZABAL, G., RANEY, R. (2024). Cross-border carbon taxes and shareholder wealth.

Outreach Articles

ORMAZABAL, G. (2016). Lo que todo consejero debería saber. Supervisión de riesgos. IESE Insight (28), pp. 23 - 28. ORMAZABAL, G. (2016). Risk Oversight: What Every Director Should Know. Are Risky Boards Getting Riskier? IESE Insight (28), pp. 23 - 28. ORMAZABAL, G., MCCALL, A. L. (2014). Are Voting Guidelines Ruling Your Business?. Proxy Advisors. IESE Insight (21), pp. 31 - 35.

Book Chapters

ORMAZABAL, G., FITÉ, R. M. (2024). Ver, contar y hacer crecer el valor. En Fité, R.M.; Nueno, P.; Mehta, K. and Vilà, J. (Eds.), Primero las personas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas empresariales (pp. 257-269). Barcelona: Gestión 2000. DURO, M., ORMAZABAL, G. (2018). Does Regulating Banks' Corporate Governance Help? A Review of the Empirical Evidence. In Belén Díaz Díaz, Samuel O. Idowu, Philip Molyneux (Eds.), Corporate Governance in Banking and Investor Protection: From Theory to Practice (pp. 3 - 20). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Studies

CANALS, J., ORMAZABAL, G., SAKASAI, Y. (2024). How can boards improve their effectiveness? 2024 IESE survey on boards of directors. IESE. SAKASAI, Y., ORMAZÁBAL, G., CANALS, J. (2022). 2022 IESE Survey on Boards of Directors: Corporate Purpose, Culture and Strategy. IESE.

Cases

ORMAZABAL, G. (2022). Schneider Electric: vincular la remuneración al ESG. IESE, C-804. SOLER, E., ORMAZÁBAL, G. (2021). Le Grand Hôtel de Leysin (GHL). IESE, C-805. ORMAZABAL, G., KADACH, I., KANJHAN, B. (2019). Al Jakani Computers. IESE, C-794-E.

Technical Notes

ORMAZABAL, G., SOLER, E. (2015). Variance Analysis. IESE, CN-226-E. ORMAZABAL, G., SOLER, E. (2015). Monetary Incentives. IESE, CN-229-E. ORMAZABAL, G., SOLER, E. (2015). Performance Measurement. IESE, CN-228-E.

Outputs in other media

ORMAZABAL, G. (2016). 4 claves para mejorar la gestión de riesgo. América Economía.