Dr. Suneel K. Maheshwari completed his Ph.D. in Accounting with a supporting concentration in Finance from Florida Atlantic University in 1998. In 1991, he received a Master’s in Accountancy degree with a double major in Taxation from Miami University, Ohio, USA. Dr. Maheshwari earned his first Master’s degree from the University of Bombay in 1987 with a specialization in Finance. Dr. Maheshwari joined Indiana University of Pennsylvania as a Professor in the Department of Accounting in 2014. At IUP, he leads efforts for separate AACSB accounting accreditation, which once achieved will place the Department of Accounting in the top 200 Accounting Departments in the world. Prior to joining IUP, Dr. Maheshwari worked at Marshall University, Huntington, WV for 16 years. He also served as an interim division head for the division at Marshall. In the last 10 years, Dr. Maheshwari has published over 25 articles in several refereed journals. Suneel’s research interests include executive compensation, emerging markets markets, Activity Based Costing, and interdisciplinary applications. Dr. Maheshwari is a co-author of over 25 textbooks in accounting and two reference books. The textbooks are primarily used in the Indian subcontinent.