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

 

Frank Beil

Frank J. Beil is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. He has taught numerous courses including Management Accounting, (graduate) Intermediate Management Accounting, Introduction to Financial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, Advanced Financial Reporting, Corporate Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis (graduate), Accounting for Mergers & Acquisitions and Derivatives (Graduate).

Frank Beil is also a seminar leader and speaker currently with Executive Enterprise Institute; Specializing in Accounting Standards, Revenue Recognition, Accounting for Pensions, Accounting for Leases, Accounting for Stock Based Compensation, Fair Value Accounting where he presents these seminars to Senior Financial and Accounting Executives across the country. He is also a Principal Advisor at Risk Limited, Inc. where he assists clients with the accounting challenges of FAS 133, as amended by FAS 138 and FAS 149. These arrangements involve accounting research and report writing concerning complex accounting transactions.

Some of Mr. Beil's publications include Accounting for Business Combinations, Intangible Assets and Goodwill, Revenue Recognition: Fundamentals and Multiple Element Transactions, Revenue Recognition: Products and Services, Co-Author: Revenue Recognition: Fundamental Principles and Multiple Element Arrangements, BNA: Accounting Policy and Practice Portfolios, Co-Author: Revenue Recognition: Products and Services; BNA: Accounting Policy and Practice Series, Marketing Strategies for Rural Manufacturers, Handbook for Continuing Education and Extension, University of Minnesota, Morris

He has a MS in Accounting & Taxation from the University of North Dakota and a BS in Business Administration and BA in History from the University of Wisconsin.