Jan R. Williams is Ernst & Young Professor and Dean at the University of Tennessee. He received his MBA from Baylor University and Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. He formerly served on the faculties at the University of Georgia and Texas Tech University. He is a CPA in Tennessee and Arkansas. Dr. Williams has been extensively involved in professional accounting activities with the American Accounting Association (AAA), American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), Tennessee Society of CPAs and other organizations. During 1999-2000 he was the president of the AAA, the largest accounting organization in the world whose primarily membership is academic accountants. In this capacity he has traveled throughout the world speaking on issues related to accounting education and practice. He has served on two task forces of the AICPA that involved the redesigning of the CPA examination to meet the changing needs of accounting practice for the 21st century. His primary teaching and research interests are corporate financial reporting. He is currently the author or co-author of four books and has published over 70 articles and other publication on issues of financial reporting and accounting education. He teaches regularly in UT’s MBA and Master of Accountancy programs.