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Daniel Tessoni, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Forman Chair for Collaboration
Contact Information
Office Location: ROS-A182
Office Phone: 585-475-6054
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Staff Assistant Phone: 585-475-6063
Fax: 585-475-6920
Biography
Daniel Tessoni is an assistant professor of Accounting in the College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology and a CPA. He received his Ph.D. in Accounting from Syracuse University, a MS from Clarkson and a bachelor's degree from St. John Fisher College. He has presented seminars and executive programs on accounting and finance related issues to numerous companies including Constellation Brands, ITT Industries Eastman Kodak, Xerox, Bausch & Lomb, Chase Manhattan Bank, First Empire Bank and Apple Computer.
He served as a member of the Board of Directors of ACC Corp., a publicly- held long distance and cellular telephone company from 1987 until 1998 when the company was purchased by ATT. Dr. Tessoni served as chairman of the Audit Committee, and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Executive Committee and several special committees.He currently serves on the board of several privately held corporations.
His research interests are in the areas of agency theory and positive accounting theory.
Education
- Ph.D, Accounting, Syracuse University, 1987
- MS, Accounting, Clarkson College of Tecnology, 1970
- BBA, Accountig, St. John Fisher College, 1969
- Accounting
- Corporate governance
Professional Certifications
Research Interests & Research in Progress
- Accounting Crisis: A Curricular Response
- Anatomy of an Unusual Merger: The ABI Case with Hoi and Robin. Accepted for presentation at the Southwest Finance meeting of the American Finance Association: San Antonio, Texas, February 2008
- Senior Management Development: A Meaningful Framework
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
- Learning and Pedagogical Research, Equal Author, Journal of Financial Education -- Anatomy of an Unusual Merger: ABI (2006), with Ashok Robin, Stan Hoi, 101-121, November, 2009
- Discipline-based Scholarship, Equal Author, -- Sarbanes-Oxley: Are Audit Committees Up To The Task, with Robin & Hoi, January, 2007
Refereed Conference Proceedings
- Learning and Pedagogical Research, Equal Author, -- Anatomy of an Unusual Merger: The ABI Case, with Hoi and Robin, February, 2008
Unpublished Conference Presentations
- "Audit Committee Effectiveness", KPMG Audit Committee Roundtable, 2007
- Sarbanes-Oxley: Are Audit Committees Up To The Task, American Accounting Association Mideast Regional Meeting, 2007
- Acc fundamentals in the Mfg Environment, CIMS, 2004
- Accounting Crisis, Council on the COB lunch presentation, 2002
- Evaluating, influencing and understanding financial performance: A discussion of empirical research issues in the printing industry, RIT School of Printing event, 2002
Consulting
- JML Optical, Rochester, NY, , 2007 - Ongoing
- Greatbacch, Inc., Clarence, NY, Senior Management Development seminar, 2007 - 2007
- International Textile Group, Inc., Greensboro, NC, Chair, Audit Committee;
Member, Special Committee 2006, 2006 - Ongoing
- Western New York Energy, LLC, Mt. Morris, NY, Chair, Audit Committee, 2006 - Ongoing
- Caldwell Manufacturing, Rochester,NY, Written Expert Witness Damages Report, Patent Infringement Lawsuit, Federal District Court, Boston, MA , 2006 - 2006
- Genesee Regional Bank, Rochester,NY, Chairman, Audit and Loan Review Committee, 2005 - Ongoing
- Safety Components International, Inc., Greenville, SC, Chair, Audit Committee;
Chair, Compensation Committee;
Chair, Special Committee 2005;
Chair, Special Committee 2006;
, 2005 - 2006
- Clarks Shoes,N.A., Boston Ma., Senior Management Development, 2005 - Ongoing
- Veeco Instruments, Inc., , Senior Management Development, 2004 - Ongoing
- Getinge, Inc., , Senior Management Development
, 2004 - 2004
- IEC Electronics Inc, Newark, NY, Senior Management Development: Understanding, Evaluating and Influencing Financial Performance, 2004 - 2004
- Keuka College, , Audit Committee Chair, 2003 - Ongoing
- Constellation Brands, , Senior Management Development Program, 2002 - 2002
- , Rochester, Legal Brief evaluating damages for wrongful dismissal lawsuit, 2002 - 2002
- Daniel Green Company (Phoenix Footware), Rochester, Board of Directors Presentation evaluating financial aspects of an acquisition, 2001 - 2001
- Daniel Green shareholder, Rochester, Shareholder lawsuit, 2001 - 2001
- Web Harmonics, Rochester, , 2000 - Ongoing
- DeRidder Inc, , , 1999 - 2002
Accounting
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