Educational Background

Degrees granted/granting universities:

• B.B.A. Pace University
• M.B.A., Iona Graduate School of Business
• C.P.A. New York State

Current research and teaching interest:

• Corporate Governance
• Financial Reporting Disclosures

Teaching Profession

Years at Binghamton University:

1981 - Present

Most Significant Publications

Books:

• The Audit Committee Handbook, 4th edition, Wiley (2004).
• Audit Committees, contributing author to the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, MacMillan.
• Cited by the Blue Ribbon Committee on Improving the Effectiveness of Corporate Audit Committees in Report and Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Improving the Effectiveness of Corporate Audit Committees. (1999)
• The Audit Committee Handbook, 3rd edition, Wiley (1999)
• The Audit Committee Handbook, 2nd edition, Wiley (1994)
• The Essential Guide to Effective Corporate Board Committees (with A.A. Sommer), Prentice-Hall (1987).
• The Audit Director's Guide, How to Serve Effectively on the Corporate Audit Committee, Wiley (1981).

Articles:

Professor Braiotta has published articles in the following journals:

• Advances in International Accounting
• Group and Organization Studies
• Journal of Accountancy
• The CPA Journal
• The Internal Auditor
• Internal Auditing
• Financial Executive
• The American Bar Association Journal

Additional Information on Professor Braiotta

Before joining the School of Management, he worked as a staff auditor with Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young) and as a corporate auditor with GAF Corporation. He has served as a consultant to a number of businesses and as an expert witness. He was an adjunct member of the accounting faculty at Pace University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Professor Braiotta is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the New York State Society of CPAs, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the American Accouting Association. He is an honorary faculty member of the Foundation for Accounting Education. He was a member of the Editorial Board of the Institute of Internal Auditors (The Internal Auditor) and the International Publications Policy Committee. He also serves as a referee and  manuscript reviewer for several major publishers.

Selected Recognitions

• Published 5 books and 41 journals articles/Book Chapters/Book reviews.
• Presented 55 conferences/invited papers/seminars/International, National, Regional.
• Received 65 external reviews/citations.
• Delivered Management Development programs for the Coporate Board, Executive MBA Lockheed Martin, and Exeutive MBA Corporate.
• Expert Witness for FDIC Government Lawyers and several private law firms.
• New York State Society of CPA's Dr.Emanuel Saxe Outstanding CPA in Education Award, 2003.
• University Service Recognition Award, 2002.
• Distinguished Fellow of Niagara University's Center for International Accounting Education and Research,2001-present.
• Honoree, Services for the students with Disabilities Recognition Ceremony, 2001.
• Recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1988-1989.
• University Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1988-1989.
• Undergraduate Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, 1986-1987.
• Graduate Professor of the Year, 1984-1985.
• Graduate Professor of the Year, 1983-1984.
• New York State Society of CPA's Foundation for Accounting Education Distinguished Service Award, 1983.
• Member, Editorial Board, The Internal Auditor 1983-1990.
• Who's Who in the East.
• Notable Americans.
• Recipient of the Charles H Dyson Foundation Award.
• Recipient of the Pace University Board of Trustees Scholarship Award.
• Recipient of Outstanding Young Men of America Award.