Steven Bragg is one of the top-selling and most prolific accounting authors in the world, has been quoted in Business Week and CFO Magazine, and has spoken internationally on a variety of accounting management issues. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of a public company, and has been the CFO or controller of four companies. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance degree from Bentley College, a BA from the University of Maine, and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He also holds the CPA, CMA, CIA, and CPIM certifications. Steve is the author of more than 30 business books, including the best sellers Accounting Best Practices, Accounting Control Best Practices, The New CFO Financial Leadership Manual, Controllership, Fast Close, Just-in-Time Accounting, and The Ultimate Accountant's Reference. He is also a co-author of the Wiley GAAP Guide, which is the standard accounting industry guide to the most recent GAAP issuances. With more than 17,000 copies sold each year, it is a perennial favorite among practicing accountants. |
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Steve also issues the Accounting Best Practices podcast every three weeks. Away from work, Steve has been the two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club, and has climbed five of the seven continental high points (shown at left on the summit of Mount McKinley), the 100 highest peaks in Colorado, the 100 highest peaks in New England, and all but one of the state high points of the United States. He has also solo mountain biked the 483-mile Colorado Trail - both ways. He is also an expert alpine skier, trail running author of Run the Rockies, and a PADI-certified Master Diver (various adventure and photo documentaries are listed below). He is married and has two daughters. Neither daughter shows any inclination to enter the accounting field. |