Gary Schneider is the William S. Perlroth Professor of Accounting at Quinnipiac University. His prior teaching appointments include the University of San Diego, the University of Tennessee, and Xavier University. He has written widely on accounting and information systems topics and is the author of more than 50 books and 80 research papers. His books have been translated into Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, and Spanish. Gary's work has appeared in a number of journals including Interfaces, the IS Audit & Control Journal, and the Journal of Information Systems. Gary holds a Ph.D. in accounting information systems from the University of Tennessee, an MBA from Xavier University, and a BA in… economics from the University of Cincinnati. He is a CPA and practiced public accounting in Ohio for 14 years before undertaking his academic career.
Katherine T. Pinard has over 20 years experience writing and editing books about computers and applications. She has co-authored or contributed to ten books published by Course Technology and has edited over 50 titles for the company, as well as numerous titles for other publishers. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and three children.