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Marshall Romney, CPA, PhD, CFE

Marshall Romney, CPA, PhD, CFE, is the John and Nancy Hardy Professor of Accounting and Information Systems in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University (BYU). He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from BYU. Upon graduation, Marshall worked as an auditor with Touche Ross & Co. in Los Angeles. Marshall left public accounting to earn a PhD in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. At Texas, Marshall was twice awarded the Arthur Andersen Accounting Excellence Award and was awarded a dissertation grant from R. D. Irwin.

Marshall has published 25 books, including the leading text on accounting information systems. He also has had over 100 articles published in academic and professional journals or as book chapters. Several of the articles have been nominated for and won the journal’s article of the year award. He is the recipient of eight research grants from CPA firms, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the American Accounting Association. He has made almost 70 presentations at academic and professional conferences. He has been on the editorial board of 10 academic and professional journals and has served as a reviewer for 7 others. He has developed 12 CPE courses, including self-study courses for Western CPE, and has taught for or consulted with over 60 different organizations.

Marshall is a past president of the Information Systems section of the AAA. He was a member of both the Information Technology Executive Committee and the IT Practices Subcommittee of the AICPA. He was the chairman of the Information Technology Committee for the Utah Association of CPAs, who presented him with the outstanding chairperson award. He has served on numerous other committees for the AICPA, AAA, UACPA, and the IIA. He was an advisor to the National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting.

At BYU, Marshall is the chair of the Information Systems Department and is the director of both the graduate and undergraduate Information Systems programs. He has also served on the University’s Faculty Advisory Council, the MSM Executive Committee, the MSM Evaluation Committee, and numerous department committees.

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