Brian Stanko, Ph.D., CPA

Professor Stanko received a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Kentucky. He is currently Department Chair and MSA Program Director at Loyola University Chicago. Professor Stanko's primary research and writing interests concern financial reporting standards and the understanding of corporate annual reports. He is the coauthor of three books and has published articles in The Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Issues in Accounting Education, Corporate Controller, The Government Accountants Journal, Strategic Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, The CPA Journal, and International Advances in Economic Research. Professor Stanko’s teaching responsibilities have included principles, intermediate, and graduate level accounting courses.

Thomas L. Zeller, PhD, CPA

Thomas L. Zeller is a Professor of Accounting in the Department of Accounting and Business Law at Loyola University Chicago. He has published numerous articles and books. His research appears in a wide variety of academic and practitioner journals, including Strategic Finance, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Business Horizons, Healthcare Financial Management, and Issues in Accounting Education.

Routinely he presents to professional groups and businesses on topics addressing financial analysis, activity-based costing and business measurement. He teaches graduate and under-graduate level courses in accounting at Loyola. He is actively involved as a Center for Corporate Financial Leadership (CCFL) teaching seminars in financial measurement and capital budgeting. He is a member of the American Accounting Association, Illinois CPA Society and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.