W. Steve Albrecht
Dr. Jay H. Price, Jr./Arthur Andersen Endowed Professor of Accountancy
Department(s):- School of Accountancy
Education
PhD, Accounting, University of Wisconsin
MBA, University of Wisconsin
BA, Accounting, Brigham Young University
Awards
State of Utah Lifetime Outstanding Director Award - 2017
Association of Certified Examiners Hall of Fame Award - 2017
Utah Business Top 5 Corporate Directors - 2006
Accounting Today 100 Most Influential Accounting Professionals - 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1997
BYU Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Award - 2001
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Cressey Award - 1998
Biography
Steve Albrecht is a certified public accountant, certified internal auditor, and certified fraud examiner. He has enjoyed a long career in academia, including teaching at BYU, Stanford, and the University of Illinois. While a professor, Steve has been highly involved in the business world, including consulting with over 100 companies, being an expert witness in 38 major fraud cases including Enron, Adelphia, Cendant, and Tyco and serving on ten different corporate boards of directors.
Steve has had many leadership positions in academia and the profession, including being associate dean of the Marriott School of Management at BYU, director of the School of Accountancy at BYU, president of the American Accounting Association (the organization of accounting professors in the U.S.), president of the 80,000-member Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and a Trustee for the two top accounting rule-making bodies in the U.S. Steve is the author or co-author of over 25 books and monographs and over 125 academic and professional articles, most of which are on fraud, integrity, money management, corporate governance, boards of directors, and financial and managerial accounting.
His career also includes service on many corporate boards, including SkyWest Airlines, Cypress Semiconductor, ICON Health & Fitness, and Bonneville International. He currently serves on the board of directors at the Larry H. Miller Company.