David Hawkins

David Frederick Hawkins (13 December 1933 – 5 November 2020) was an Australian world-class competition swimmer who won three gold medals at the British Empire Games in 1950 and 1954. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he reached the semifinals of the 200-metre breaststroke event.

Academic career In 1956, Hawkins was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude in general studies) from Harvard College.

In 1958, he earned a Masters of Business Administration (with distinction) degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

In 1962, Hawkins was awarded a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and joined the faculty as an assistant professor. Subsequently, in 1970, he was promoted to full professor with tenure.

In June 2015, Hawkins became the Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School. Hawkins was in research and teaching roles in the Accounting Department at Harvard Business School for over 55 years (1960-2015), specializing in Financial Reporting and Control. He died on 5 November 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts.