Jamie received his doctoral degree in 1977 from Indiana University and joined the Kelley School of Business in 1990, where he held the Alva L. Prickett Chair of Accounting and served as Chairperson of the Accounting Department and Graduate Accounting Programs. During his career he also held positions at the University of Washington (Seattle), University of Zurich, Northwestern University, and INSEAD.
His research interests include financial reporting and auditing issues, and he published over 30 articles in the top academic accounting journals. He has served as Associate Editor of The Accounting Review and has received numerous awards for both research and teaching. Professor Pratt has authored two popular textbooks, one in its 10th edition, as well as many other educational materials, including casebooks, spreadsheet exercises, and state-of-the-art, interactive cd-rom products. He is now CEO of Prattedu, an on-line provider of video-based courses in the area of financial reporting and analysis. These courses are taken by CPAs to earn CPE credit and are used in corporate management training programs.
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical, and engaging accounting and auditing training. She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor. Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. Besides loving life on the lake with her husband in Charlotte, NC, she enjoys hiking with her little dog Frodo Beggins, and savoring any precious moments spent with her two young adult boys.
Mike Morley is a Certified Public Accountant and a recognized authority in the field of finance with more than 25 years experience in finance, including SOX and IFRS implementation.
An entertaining and informative speaker and trainer, Mike is the author of:
“IFRS Simplified” which provides a jump start for accountants and finance executives who want to quickly and easily get up to date on IFRS.
“Sarbanes-Oxley Simplified” which is an easy-to-read explanation of the requirements of the U.S. legislation that makes CEO's & CFO's personally responsible for the accuracy of their company's financial statements.
“Financial Statement Analysis Simplified” which translates the accounting language of financial statements into clear, easy-to-understand terms that anyone who needs to make well-informed financial decisions quickly will appreciate.
