The Dig
Francine McKenna, Taayoo Murray, Olga Usvyatsky, Mikhail Pevzner, Tzachi ZachFrancine McKenna digs into accounting, audit, and corporate governance issues at public and pre-IPO companies.
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Francine McKenna writes, teaches, and speaks about audit, accounting and public company governance.
Taayoo is a freelance health writer and her work has been published in Mayo Clinic Press, Yahoo, Essence Magazine and New York Amsterdam News. Taayoo is also currently looking to new work opportunities.
Olga Usvyatsky is a former VP of Research of Audit Analytics, where she led the development of new data sets used by investors, regulators, and academics. Her work was frequently cited by media, including WSJ, Bloomberg, and MarketWatch.
I am a Professor of Accounting at the University of Baltimore and an Adjunct Professor of Finance in Georgetown University. My research focus in financial reporting, auditing, disclosure and corporate finance.
Professor of Accounting and Department Chair of Accounting and MIS at Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
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