BANTA CENTER for Business, Ethics and Society

Feb. 22, 2007: Steven Albrecht, Brigham Young University

"White Collar Crime and Fraud"
Steve Albrecht, Associate Dean, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University 
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007
(Program--Presentation Slides--Video)

This event is co-sponsored by the Inland Empire Management Society who will offer Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit through Brigham Young University.

Dean Albrecht received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Brigham Young University and his MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin.  He served on the task force of the American Institute of CPAs, and on the FASAC, an advisory committee to the FASB. 

He was a member of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) from 1997-2000 and the AICPA Council from 2000-03 and was chair of the AICPA's Pre-Certification Executive Education Committee from 2002-04. 

He currently serves as the U.S. representative on the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Education Committee and is a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation that oversees the FASB and GASB. 

Dean Albrecht has done extensive research on business fraud.  His research has resulted in the publication of over one hundred articles in professional and academic journals.  He is the author or co-author of over 20 books or monographs, several of which are on fraud. 

In 2000, he completed a major study (Accounting Education: Charting the Course through a Perilous Future) on the future of accounting education in the U.S. 

He has consulted with numerous organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions, the United Nations, FBI, and other organizations, and has been an expert witness in some of the largest fraud cases in America. 

He currently serves on the audit committees and boards of directors of SkyWest Airlines, Cypress SemiConductor, RedHat, Inc., ICON Health & Fitness and Bonneville International.