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Mary-Jo Kranacher is a Bates Testifying Expert based in New York, NY. She is a certified public accountant (CPA), a certified fraud examiner (CFE), and certified in financial forensics (CFF). Ms. Kranacher is the ACFE Endowed Professor of Fraud Examination and former department chairman for Accounting & Finance in the School of Business & Information Systems at York College of The City University of New York (CUNY). She is the former editor-in-chief of The CPA Journal and is President Emeritus of the Institute for Fraud Prevention (IFP), an industry/university cooperative research center for the prevention of fraud and corruption.
Professor Kranacher co-authored a bestselling textbook titled “Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination, 2nd Edition” published by John Wiley & Sons (2019). She served as a subject matter expert for the U. S. Department of Justice’s grant-funded project that developed a model curriculum for fraud and forensic accounting education. She has conducted forensic engagements related to asset misappropriation, fraudulent financial statements, and expense reimbursement schemes. Her articles have won awards from both academic and practitioner organizations. Professor Kranacher writes and speaks extensively on anti-fraud education, forensic accounting, fraud detection and deterrence, professional ethics, and accounting education and was named the 2009 ACFE Educator of the Year.
Bates Group, Testifying Expert, 2014 - Present
York College, The City University of New York, Department of Accounting and Business, ACFE Endowed Professor of Fraud Examination, 2009 – present; Professor, 2009 – present; Chairperson, 2009 – 2012; Associate Professor, 2005 – 2009; Chairperson, 2005 – 2006; Assistant Professor, 1999 – 2005; Adjunct Instructor, 1985 - 1996
Departmental, College and University Committee Assignments; Department chair, Accounting & Finance, 2009 - 2012; Board member, York College Foundation, 2008 – present; Chair, Business faculty search committee, 2008 - 2009; Department chair, Accounting & Business, 2005 - 2006
The CPA Journal, The New York State Society of CPAs, Editor-in-Chief, 2006 - 2013
University Accounting Office, the City University of New York, University Director of Trusts & Gifts Management, 1994 - 1999
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
Institute for Fraud Prevention (IFP) – President (December 2009- December 2011)
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
American Accounting Association (AAA)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
NYS Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
Financial Executives International (FEI)
Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Public Accounting/Finance, cum laude, St. John’s University, College of Business Administration, Jamaica, NY
Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting/Economics, cum laude, York College, City University of New York, Jamaica, NY
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*References, Articles, CPA Journal Interviews, Editorials, Educational Programs, Presentations and other scholarly and professional activities are available upon request.
