Hope obtained his Siviløkonom degree in 1988 from the Norwegian School of Economics, his Master of Business Administration with High Distinction in 1991 from the University of Michigan. In 2002 he received his Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting Information and Management at the Kellogg School of Management with a thesis entitled "A Study of International Variations in the Financial Reporting Environment, Disclosure Practices and Analysts’ Forecasts.".
After his graduation in Norway, Hope served in the Norwegian Air Force from 1988 to 1989. Back from the United States in 1991 he started working in industry as financial Analyst for Norsk Hydro, and was auditor Coopers & Lybrand and Chief Financial Officer at McDonald’s Norway. Back in the States in 1999 he started his academic career as lecturer at the Kellogg School of Management, and was Visiting Professor at the Helsinki School of Economics.
In 2001 he joined the Rotman School of Management of the University of Toronto as Associate Professor and in 2007 was appointed Professor of Accounting.
Hope"s research interests are in the broad field of "financial disclosure, financial reporting quality, corporate governance, analysts, valuation, auditing, private firms, corporate finance, and international business issues.".
