Brian K. Baik
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Brian Baik is an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches the Financial Reporting and Control course in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor Baik studies how information, financial reporting, and corporate taxes matter for PE/VC investors or startup firms. Some of his works have focused on the role of financial statement disclosure for PE/VC investments, and whether and how private equity fund managers inflate their interim fund valuations (net asset values) during fundraising periods.
Professor Baik earned a PhD in management (accounting) and a Master of Finance from MIT Sloan School of Management. He also holds a BS from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to pursuing his PhD, he worked for the Singaporean private equity firm Houghton Street Partners.
- Journal Articles
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- Baik, Brian K., Natalie Berfeld, and Rodrigo S. Verdi. "Do Public Financial Statements Influence Private Equity and Venture Capital Financing?" Accounting Review 100, no. 2 (March 2025). View Details
- Working Papers
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- Baik, Brian K., Johan Ludvig S. Karlsen, and Katja Kisseleva. "With a Little Help from My Family: Informal Startup Financing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-053, April 2025. View Details
- Baik, Brian K., and Albert Shin. "Investor Influence on Media Coverage: Evidence from Venture Capital-Backed Startups." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-073, May 2024. (Revised April 2025.) View Details
- Baik, Brian K., Wilbur Chen, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Private Equity and Digital Transformation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-070, May 2024. View Details
- Baik, Brian K. "Private Equity Fund Valuation Management during Fundraising." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-013, August 2022. (Revised May 2024.) View Details
- Cases and Teaching Materials
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- Baik, Brian K., Joseph Pacelli, and James Barnett. "Japan Industrial Partners Powers the Leveraged Buyout of Toshiba." Harvard Business School Case 125-055, April 2025. View Details
- Baik, Brian K., Tatiana Sandino, and Tricia Peralta. "PerlAvance: Using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) at a Fintech Venture (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-084, February 2024. (Revised June 2024.) View Details
- Baik, Brian K., Tatiana Sandino, and Tricia Peralta. "PerlAvance: Using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) at a Fintech Venture (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-083, February 2024. (Revised June 2024.) View Details
- Baik, Brian K., Tatiana Sandino, and Tricia Peralta. "PerlAvance: Using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) at a Fintech Venture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-082, February 2024. (Revised June 2024.) View Details
- Additional Information
- Areas of Interest
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- accounting
- entrepreneurship
- financial reporting
- private equity
- venture capital
- disclosure
- private equity (LBO funds)
- venture capital industry
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