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CPE Course Instructors*
 In addition to KPMG professionals, Executive Education utilizes an outside faculty of instructors who are knowledgeable and experienced in specific fields. We continually strive to select instructors who not only possess a practical understanding of the topics, but also are skilled presenters.
*Not all speakers participate in each session.
Stephen Blum is Managing Director of Burnham Securities, Inc. in New York. Mr. Blum has provided merger and acquisition, partnering/alliance, corporate finance and valuation advice to hundreds of public and privately held domestic and global companies in various industries. Prior to joining Burnham Securities, Mr. Blum was a partner with KPMG LLP where he
helped to establish the firm's valuation practice, and as national director of corporate finance,
helped lead KPMG to the number one M&A global ranking in terms of completed transactions for
many years. Mr. Blum holds a BA in Economics (with honors) from Yale University and a Masters degree from the
Stern School of Business. He has taught and written extensively on merger and acquisition topics.
(Mastering Acquisitions and Buyouts)
Mary Anne Busse served for several years in various capacities with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., her last of which was Senior Counsel in the Division of Corporation Finance. Ms. Busse currently serves as Managing Director of Great Disclosure LLC, a firm providing advisory and training services in disclosure, investor relations, communications, RFP formation and evaluation, and governance. She consistently receives excellent ratings from participants for her knowledge of SEC issues and developments, the practical insight she provides from her extensive experience in dealing with SEC matters, and the effective way she uses cases to reinforce issues.
(SEC Reporting & Compliance Course, MD&A Disclosures Workshop, Investor Relations/Corporate Communications Workshop, Bank SEC Reporting & Compliance Workshop, SEC Reporting for Foreign Registrants)
Dan Gode continually receives top marks at courses and courses for his ability to present complex financial topics to corporations and financial institutions in an understandable, lively, and practical format. Dan is currently Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting at the New York University Stern School of Business and the co-founder of Almaris E-Learning Systems. He has received several "Professor of the Year" awards and regularly consults with leading corporations and financial institutions. Dan holds a PhD in accounting and information systems from Carnegie Melon University, as well as an MBA degree.
(Accounting for Income Taxes, Accounting for Leases, Accounting for
Share-Based Payments, Accounting for Business Combinations, Modeling and Projecting Financial Statements,
Revenue Recognition, Statement of Cash Flows, Financial Statement Analysis )
Ira G. Kawaller Kawaller is president and founder of Kawaller and Company. Prior to this he held positions with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, J. Aron & Company, AT&T, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Mr. Kawaller is currently a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Derivatives Implementation Group (DIG). In prior years he was a trustee of both the Futures Industry Institute and the Securities Industry Institute and a member of the board of directors of the International Association of Financial Engineers. Mr. Kawaller received a Ph.D. in economics from Purdue University and has held adjunct professorships at Columbia University and Polytechnic University.
(Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities)
Walter Teets, an associate professor at Gonzaga University in Spokane, was an Academic Accounting Fellow in the Office of the Chief Accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission. While at the SEC he was involved with issues surrounding the accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Walter receives top marks for his ability to explain complicated accounting and SEC related topics for various industry and trade groups.
(FASB Accounting Course; Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and
Hedging Activities)
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