Daniel Zéghal is an Emeritus Professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. He is interested in a wide range of topics in the areas of production, communication and use of financial and accounting information. His latest work focuses on risk management, corporate governance, international accounting standards, sustainable developement and intangible assets.

Professor Daniel Zéghal is a very active member in the academic community and the accounting profession. He is member of the editorial boards of a number of academic journals. In recognition for his work and his leadership in both accounting research and accounting education and for his contribution to the profession, Professor Zéghal has won many prizes including the following: Fellow of CPA and CGA Canada, Life membership of CPA and CGA-Ontario, member of the International Who's Who of Professionals and Who's Who in Canadian Business. In 2008, Professor Zéghal was named in an international search to "100 CGA's who have made a difference" for having contributed to the excellent reputation of the profession".

From 1992 to 2013, Dr Zeghal was the Director of the CPA Accounting and Governance Research Centre at the University of Ottawa. Many of his publications have been identified as "hottest" research. He was the winner of the Alan G. Ross Award for Writing Excellence and also the winner of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence in 2011.

In 2014, professor Zeghal was selected as the recipient of the Lorna Henderson outstanding Mentor award in recognition of his notable contribution in monitoring and providing career guidance to young professionals in order to build a better accounting profession.