Purdue University Faculty Expertise
Areas of Specialization
Financial strategy and management; business, CFO, and client advisory services; business and financial strategy, implementation, and performance; CPA firm practice management and strategy; leadership
Professional Interests
- Business advisory
- CFO advisory
- Client advisory services
- Executive advisory
- Executive coaching
- Executive consulting
- Executive leadership
- Executive peer advisory boards
- Financial strategy and management
- Organizational strategy
- CPA firm practice management and strategy
Notable Courses Taught
National expert and speaker on business and client advisory services. Executive-level CFO professional development for CFOs and CPAs nationally through professional organizations.
CFOs, CPA Firms, and CPA Practitioners Nationwide through Professional Organizations
- High-Performance Leadership
- Leadership versus Management
- Measuring and Driving Business Performance
- Strategic Business Advisory
- Strategy and Execution
- Transforming Your Role from Controller to CFO Business Partner
Topics
- Corporate governance and board relations
- Cross-functional leadership and broader business acumen
- Executive leadership and team collaboration
- Transforming from controller to true business partner as CFO
- Evolving and expanding role of modern CFO with business administration oversight including facilities management, human resources, information technology, and risk management
- Financial leadership and management
- Driving and measuring business performance
- Role of strategic finance in strategic planning and decision making
- Objective and evidenced-based decision making and critical thinking
- Balanced scorecards, key performance indicators (KPIs) including nonfinancial performance measures, dashboards, and value proposition
- Competitive business strategy, strategy and execution, strategy maps, strategy pyramids, strategic planning of resources, strategic vertical alignment, and SWOT analysis
- Budgeting and forecasting, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), financial modeling, financial reporting, top-line growth, cash flow management, accounting and business finance, working capital, and risk management
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