Academic Consultants

Roster of subject matter experts in our nationwide network:

Aloke (Al) Ghosh, Ph.D.
Professor of Accountancy
Baruch College
The City University of New York
Financial Statement Analysis and Accounting

Christine Botosan, Ph.D.
Endowed Chair in Ethical Financial Reporting
University of Utah
Financial Statement Analysis

Elizabeth Gordon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accountancy
Temple University
US GAAP and International
Accounting Standards

Michael Williams, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Gradient Analytics Inc
Financial Statement Analysis and Accounting

Carr Bettis, Ph.D.
Chairman and Chief Scientist
Gradient Analytics Inc
Research Professor
Arizona State University
Executive Compensation and Incentives

Donn Vickrey, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief
Gradient Analytics Inc
Financial Statement Analysis and
Forensic Accounting

Frank Beil
Senior Lecturer
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota

Stephen Bryan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Accountancy
Wake Forest University
Financial Statement Analysis and Accounting

Tom Dalton, Ph.D.
Professor of Accounting and Taxation
University of San Diego
Taxation and Accounting

Norman Strauss, M.B.A., CPA
Ernst & Young Executive Professor
in Residence
Baruch College
City University of New York
Red Flag Review and Accounting Questions

 

Dr. Carr Bettis

Dr. Bettis received his Ph.D. from Indiana University.

Dr. Bettis currently holds a clinical position as Associate Research Professor of Finance at the W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University.

He is a former tenured professor and a serial and successful entrepreneur with significant management, business and government experience. He is a well recognized expert on corporate executive behavior, option valuation and earnings management, spearheading the development of Equity Incentive Analytics.

His pioneering work is published both in prestigious academic journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis as well as other widely read journals such as Abacus and the Financial Analyst Journal.

Dr. Bettis has business oversight responsibility as Gradient Analytic's Chairman. As Chief Scientist, he oversees Gradient's research on existing products and evolving areas of thought leadership.