Richard E. Prendergast, CPA
Introduction to Accounting
Advanced Topics in Accounting
Global Business & Economics
Ten Week MBA

Richard is a Shanghai-based consultant in the fields of accounting, internal control, and financial management.  Born in Vancouver, Canada, he is an American CPA and has an MBA in international business from the University of Chicago.  Early in his career he worked in the US and Canada for several Big Four accounting firms, and since 2004 has been working and travelling in China.

With a passion for learning and education Richard has taught accounting and business subjects at several prominent universities, including Tsinghua in Beijing, Tongji and East China Normal in Shanghai, and DePaul in Chicago.  He has also taught numerous corporate training programs in the US and China, including classes for McKinsey & Company, Kraft Foods, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

He has a number of years of partner-level experience with the predecessor firms to PricewaterhouseCoopers, currently the largest accounting firm in the world, and another 20 years in other significant roles in accounting, consulting, and education.  He also spent two years with the firm that became Accenture, one of the world's largest and most successful information systems and management consulting firms.

From an industry standpoint Richard has served a diverse range of clients in senior management roles including:

Financial Services - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Central States (Teamsters) Pension Fund), CNA Insurance Company, Great Western Bank, Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Industrial Bank of Japan, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, State Farm Insurance Companies, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation

Telecommunications - Ameritech, AT&T, GTE, Qualcomm, US West, UTStarcom

Manufacturing - 3M, Bridgestone/Firestone, Freightliner, Toyota, UTStarcom

IT Service Bureaus – CDS, EDS, SunGard Information Services

Entertainment and Internet – AOL, CNN, Disney, DoubleClick, Lycos, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios

Education and Training – McKinsey & Company (Shanghai, internal training programs), Tsinghua University (Beijing, MBA program), Tongji University (Shanghai, undergraduate program), DePaul University (Chicago, graduate professional program), East China Normal University (Shanghai, undergraduate program), University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, financial and systems auditing)

Professional Experience

Education and Certifications

University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Master of Business Administration in International Business, August 1992
Certified Information Systems Auditor, Illinois, USA, June 1991
Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, USA, September 1981
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, November 1974
Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), Member, 2008

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Introduction to Accounting
Advanced Topics in Accounting
Global Business & Economics
Ten Week MBA
 

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