Jamie received his doctoral degree in 1977 from Indiana University and joined the Kelley School of Business in 1990, where he held the Alva L. Prickett Chair of Accounting and served as Chairperson of the Accounting Department and Graduate Accounting Programs. During his career he also held positions at the University of Washington (Seattle), University of Zurich, Northwestern University, and INSEAD. His research interests include financial reporting and auditing issues, and he published over 30 articles in the top academic accounting journals. He has served as Associate Editor of The Accounting Review and has received numerous awards for both research and teaching. Professor Pratt has authored two popular textbooks, one in its 10th edition, as well as many other educational materials, including casebooks, spreadsheet exercises, and state-of-the-art, interactive cd-rom products. He is now CEO of Prattedu, an on-line provider of video-based courses in the area of financial reporting and analysis. These courses are taken by CPAs to earn CPE credit and are used in corporate management training programs.Jamie received his doctoral degree in 1977 from Indiana University and joined the Kelley School of Business in 1990, where he held the Alva L. Prickett Chair of Accounting and served as Chairperson of the Accounting Department and Graduate Accounting Programs. During his career he also held positions at the University of Washington (Seattle), University of Zurich, Northwestern University, and INSEAD. His research interests include financial reporting and auditing issues, and he published over 30 articles in the top academic accounting journals. He has served as Associate Editor of The Accounting Review and has received numerous awards for both research and teaching. Professor Pratt has authored two popular textbooks, one in its 10th edition, as well as many other educational materials, including casebooks, spreadsheet exercises, and state-of-the-art, interactive cd-rom products. He is now CEO of Prattedu, an on-line provider of video-based courses in the area of financial reporting and analysis. These courses are taken by CPAs to earn CPE credit and are used in corporate management training programs.n/a