K. Fred Skousen is an American

United States

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 educator and administrator. Skousen retired in 2008 as the Advancement Vice President at Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

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. Previously, he was Dean of the Marriott School of Management

Marriott School of Management

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 and Director of the School of Accountancy at Brigham Young University. Skousen has been a consultant to the Financial Executive Research Foundation, the Comptroller General of the United States

Comptroller General of the United States

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, the Federal Trade Commission and several large companies. Skousen served as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

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, the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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, and the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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, as well as a faculty resident on the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He served as Director of Research and a member of the Executive Committee of the American Accounting Association

American Accounting Association

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, is a former member of the American Institute of CPAs and is a former President of the Utah Association of CPAs.

Skousen earned a B.A. from Brigham Young University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.