Faculty Biographies

John R. Twombly

Clinical Professor of Accounting and Finance and Associate Director for Academic Affairs and Student Advising, Undergraduate Programs

Office: 4A4-1
E-Mail: twombly@iit.edu
Phone: 312-567-3997
Fax: 312.567.3950

Education

• C.P.A., Illinois 1979
• B.S., University of Pennsylvania 1971
• M.B.A., University of Chicago 1973
• Ph.D., University of Chicago 1980

Affiliated Programs

Research Interests

• Financial accounting and management

Biography
Professor Twombly teaches financial accounting and financial management. A seasoned and popular public speaker, Dr. Twombly delivers seminars for the Financial Analysts Federation throughout the United States and Canada. He has also presented seminars in accounting and finance for numerous corporations, including ABN-AMRO, Caterpillar, Avery International, and Reichhold Chemical. He has taught at Northwestern University's Kellogg School, the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago, and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He was awarded a fellowship from the American Accounting Association and he received the J. Parker Bursk Prize in Statistics.