Expertise
Henrik Nilsson is the Jan Wallander Professor of Accounting and Financial Management at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). He holds a PhD in accounting from Umeå University and has been a visiting professor at the University of Oulu, Finland.
His research spans auditing, financial accounting, corporate governance, economic crime, and insider trading. A central theme is how the individual characteristics and life experiences of auditors, executives, and investors shape their behavior and performance. His work has appeared in the Journal of Accounting and Economics, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Management Science.
He served as Associate Editor of the European Accounting Review from 2017 to 2023. His research has been recognized with the Vernon Zimmerman Best Paper Award, the 2021 European Accounting Review Best Paper Award, and the 2023 Swedish Auditing Academy Research Award for significant contributions to accounting and auditing research.
At SSE, he teaches auditing, financial accounting, financial statement analysis and valuation, and quantitative research methods.
He is a member of the Supervisory Board for Auditors (Tillsynsnämnden) at the Swedish Inspectorate of Auditors for the 2026–2029 term and is frequently engaged as an expert in legal matters involving accounting, taxation, and valuation.