# Aleksander A. Aleszczyk 0 aleszczy [Tenured or Tenure Track](/taxonomy/term/4799) Assistant Professor of Accounting 2019 ![Aleksander A. Aleszczyk profile photo](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/media/aleszczy.jpg?h=c1d48ac8&itok=jlC2STvI) Kaufman Management Center 44 West Fourth Street, 10-80 New York, NY 10012 10-80 aleszczyk 1 - Ph.D., Accounting London Business School - M.Res., Accounting London Business School - M.Phil., Finance University of Cambridge - B.A. (with honors), Economics and Finance, First Class University of Exeter Aleksander A. Aleszczyk is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at New York University Stern School of Business. His research interest lies in the intersection of accounting and finance. In particular, he focuses on debt capital markets, financial institutions, and corporate financial distress and bankruptcy. He has received grants and funding from the AQR Asset Management Institute, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Schroders Capital (formerly Adveq), and most recently from the NYU Stern Center for Global Economy and Business. Professor Aleszczyk currently teaches financial accounting and reporting. He was recognized with the NYU Stern Distinguished Teaching Award in 2026; Poets & Quants also named him one of Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors in [2025](https://poetsandquants.com/2025/05/21/2025-best-40-under-40-mba-professors-aleksander-a-aleszczyk-nyu-stern-school-of-business/) and Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors in [2020](https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/news/2020-best-undergraduate-professors-aleksander-aleszczyk-new-york-university-stern-school-of-business/). In addition, his case study was among the bestselling in finance, accounting and control in The Case Centre in [2017](https://www.thecasecentre.org/buy/products/bestsellingCases/2017/finance) and [2018](https://www.thecasecentre.org/buy/products/bestsellingCases/2018/finance). Prior to his doctoral studies, Professor Aleszczyk gained work experience in investment banking (J.P. Morgan, Santander), central banking (National Bank of Poland) and auditing (Ernst & Young). Outside of academia, he is certified as a lifeguard, senior motorboat helmsman and private pilot. Professor Aleszczyk earned his PhD degree from London Business School. He also graduated with an MPhil in Finance from the University of Cambridge and received a BA (Hons) in Economics and Finance, First Class from the University of Exeter. Accounting - Debt Contracting - Earnings Management - Financial Accounting - Financial Reporting - Financial Statement Analysis - Valuation Finance - Bankruptcy - Credit/Debt Markets - Financial Institutions - Leveraged Buyouts - Mergers & Acquisitions - Debt capital markets - Financial institutions - Bankruptcy - Private equity