Professor O'Connor came to Fordham after serving as vice-chairman of a "Big Six" accounting firm and has earned a reputation as an expert in U.S. and international taxation. As a director of the National Taxation Association, chairman of the International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, and editor-in-chief of the International Tax Journal, he brings current research and real problems to his taxation and accounting courses.
One class helped work on the sticky problem of balancing all the different national standards of accounting used by leading car manufacturers like Volvo, Honda, Fiat, Daimler Benz and Ford Motor Company and develop a consistent rating system.
"We use a lot of team approaches in the classroom, the same way the business world is turning to teams to tackle problems. And I encourage students to keep in touch via e-mail and other technology so that they stay engaged in the project all week, instead of the peaks and valleys of a once-a-week classroom approach," O'Connor said. "The days of just chalk and talk are over."
A widely published author in the areas of taxation and accounting, O'Connor is currently moderating a personal financial planning program for the Center for Video Education, which teaches principles of taxation to help people manage their wealth. He holds a Ph.D. in Accounting and Public Policy from City University of New York, and an M.B.A. in Taxation from New York University. O'Connor was a Fulbright Scholar in Macroeconomics at the Goethe Universitat in Frankfurt, Germany.
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