Vijay Sampath

Dr. Vijay Sampath is Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration; he serves or has served as adjunct faculty at the Harvard Extension School, Pace University, and Rutgers University.  Dr. Sampath received his Doctor of Professional Studies in Business with concentrations in Management and International Business from the Lubin School of Business, Pace University.  In addition, Dr. Sampath received his MBA from Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Sri Sathya Sai University, India.  He is a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner). 

Dr. Sampath’s current research focuses on organizational misconduct, corporate corruption, corporate social responsibility, corporate reputation and organizational stigma.  He has presented papers in academic conferences on numerous occasions.  Recently, one of his co-authored papers won best paper at the 2012 Academy of Management conference.  

Dr. Sampath has extensive experience providing forensic accounting, litigation consulting, financial statement auditing and business consulting services.  He has held senior executive positions in industry and public accounting firms including FTI Consulting, Deloitte, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.  During his career, Dr. Sampath has led numerous complex financial investigations involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations, post-closing purchase price disputes, and other litigation matters involving white collar crime and bankruptcy proceedings.