Discover the Best Books Written by Howard M. Schilit

Howard M. Schilit, Founder/CEO of Schilit Forensics. Dr. Howard Schilit is a pioneer in the field of detecting accounting tricks in corporate financial reports that often mislead investors. Dr. Schilit heads an investment research and training consultancy, Schilit Forensics, that helps clients spot companies using accounting tricks in corporate filings. He has been a leading spokesman before Congress, the SEC, and media outlets about causes and early warning signs of accounting tricks in public filings. Schilit lectures around the world and provides consulting services to investment managers, private equity firms, and other stakeholders.

Dr. Schilit spent the first sixteen years of his career as an accounting professor at The American University in Washington, D.C. He holds a doctorate in accounting from the University of Maryland. Schilit regularly speaks at investment events around the world (Hong Kong, London, Sao Paulo, and Sydney) and at leading universities (Columbia, Harvard, London Business School, MIT, University of Chicago, Stanford, and Wharton.) Dr. Schilit has consulted for and testified before the U.S. Senate (involving the Enron debacle), House of Representatives, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.