Professor William F. Messier, Jr., is the Deloitte and Touche Professor at the School of Accountancy, Georgia State University. He holds a Professor II position at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and is also a visiting professor at SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy. Bill has a BBA from Siena College, an MS from Clarkson University, and an DBA and MBA from Indiana University. He is a CPA in Florida and has taught at the Universities of Michigan and Florida.

William has served as the Chairperson of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA) and as co-editor of the Journal of Accounting Literature. He currently serves on the AICPA’s International Auditing Standards Subcommittee. Professor William has co-authored or authored over 45 articles in decision science, accounting, and computer science journals.