Biography
Jeff is the EY Professor and former director of BYU’s School of Accountancy. He served as an academic fellow at the FASB and a technical consultant to the IASB, where he managed the revenue recognition project, co-authored over 50 research memos, and led board deliberations on these memos. He also co-authored the 2008 FASB/IASB Discussion Paper on Revenue Recognition, which formed the foundation of ASC Topic 606.
Jeff served as a technical advisor to Connor Group, providing GAAP review and SEC reporting guidance to firms preparing for IPO. He has served as a consulting expert for the Securities and Exchange Commission and an expert witness in various high-profile cases. Jeff served as a member of the FASB’s Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council from 2014-2017 and the AICPA’s Revenue Recognition Task Force from 2016-2017. He is a member of Deloitte’s Center for Controllership and currently serves on the audit committees of Beneficial Life Insurance Company and Deseret Management Corporation.
Jeff has published in The Accounting Review; Review of Accounting Studies; Contemporary Accounting Research; Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory; Accounting Horizons, and Management Science. He is the incoming Co-Senior Editor of Accounting Horizons, a journal focused on solving real-world practice problems. Jeff is also the founder of RevenueHub®, which has published over 90 articles on ASC Topic 606, Revenue Recognition, and has over 20,000 monthly readers.
Research Interests
Jeff's research examines accounting practices related to revenue recognition and internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR). Jeff also advises the student-led RevenueHub.org team as they research and write about current revenue recognition issues.Teaching Interests
Financial reporting and accounting policyEducation
- Ph.D., Accounting , Cornell University (2000)
- M.S., Accounting , Cornell University (1999)
- B.S., Accounting , Brigham Young University (1995)
Honors and Awards
- EY Professorship, EY (2013 - Present)
- 2023 Outstanding Faculty Award, BYU Marriott School of Business (2023 - 2023)
- American Accounting Association / J. Michael & Mary Anne Cook / Deloitte Foundation Prize, American Accounting Association & Deloitte Foundation (2022 - 2022)
- 2017 Marriott School Outstanding Citizenship Award, BYU Marriott School (2017 - 2017)
- 2016 Outstanding Educator Award, Utah Assoc. of CPAs (UACPA) (2016 - 2016)
- Kristine V. Vest Fellowship, Marriott School (2003 - 2012)
- 2011 Marriott School Outstanding Teaching Award, BYU Marriott School (2011 - 2011)
- Outstanding Dissertation Award, Auditing Section, American Accounting Association (2002 - 2002)
- Doctoral Fellowship Award, Deloitte & Touche Foundation (1998 - 2000)
Administrative Assignments
- School of Accountancy: Director (2013 - 2019)
Memberships
- National Association of Corporate Directors (2018 - 2020)