Combining more than 25 years of consulting experience with a distinguished career in accounting and finance, this financial accounting expert specializes in corporate financial reporting, financial statement analysis, internal controls, financial disclosures, equity valuation, economic damages, partnership dissolution, fraudulent financial reporting, tax-related matters, and corporate governance. Her expertise also encompasses mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). She has more than 15 years of expert witness experience, providing consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony in disputes involving financial reporting practices, valuation issues, accounting standards, corporate governance, and financial disclosure matters.

Her educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting and Finance, a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Operations Research, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. Throughout her academic and consulting career, she has served in senior leadership roles, including Senior Associate Dean of the Professional MBA Programs, Director of the Global Executive MBA Program for Asia Pacific, and Accounting Area Chair at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She has taught graduate-level courses in financial reporting, managerial accounting, financial statement analysis and valuation, mergers and acquisitions, empirical financial accounting research, and International Financial Reporting Standards. In addition to advising corporate boards on strategic planning, corporate governance, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, and disclosure matters, she has developed and directed executive education programs focused on corporate governance and director certification, strategic financial decision-making, financial statement analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and finance for nonfinancial executives.

Beyond her consulting work, she has made significant contributions to the accounting profession through research, publication, editorial leadership, and professional service. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles addressing earnings quality, reporting conservatism, goodwill impairment, financial statement analysis, tax effects, analyst forecasting, corporate valuation, and financial reporting, with her work appearing in leading accounting and finance journals. She has served on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Accounting, the Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, and The Accounting Review, while also reviewing research for numerous premier academic journals and professional organizations. Her academic leadership has been recognized through multiple teaching awards, an outstanding leadership award, and a research fellowship. Her combination of scholarly expertise, executive education leadership, litigation consulting, and practical financial advisory experience provides comprehensive expertise in financial accounting, financial reporting standards, corporate governance, valuation, and accepted accounting practices.