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Advisors

The Center's advisors provide industry and academic insights that help shape the performance and value proposition to clients.

 

Dr. J. Richard (Dick) Dietrich
Professor of Accounting & MIS
J. Richard Dietrich Areas of Expertise
  • Accounting disclosures
  • Capital market issues
  • Financial reporting
  • Sarbanes-Oxley
Biography

Professor Dietrich joined Fisher after serving as Academic Fellow in the Security and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant. Previously, he was the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Accountancy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Professor of Accounting and the Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. Centennial Faculty Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He also served as visiting professor at both Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Chicago. Dietrich’s research has been published in numerous professional journals and he is a frequent presenter at professional conferences.

Dr. Karen Hopper Wruck
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Dean's Distinguished Teaching Professor, Professor of Finance
Karen Hopper Wruck Areas of Expertise
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Governance and Management Compensation
  • Financial Distress and Restructuring
  • Organizational Economics
Biography

Professor Wruck conducts research and teaches in the fields of corporate finance, organizational economics and financial economics.

A recognized expert in her field, Wruck has published numerous articles in leading academic journals. In addition, her work and opinions have been highlighted in business periodicals, including The Economist, Fortune and CFO Magazine. She has also developed highly successful courses for both MBA students and executives.

Before joining the faculty at the Fisher College, Wruck served on the faculty of the Harvard Business School.

Jeff Rodek
Senior Lecturer of Management and Human Resources, Former Chairman & CEO of Hyperion Solutions
Jeffrey Rodek Areas of Expertise
  • Leadership Effectiveness
  • Corporate Turnarounds
Biography

Jeff Rodek is a part-time faculty member at the Fisher College of Business as well as a senior advisor with Accretive LLC, a New York based private equity firm.  Rodek joined the faculty of The Ohio State University in July, 2007.  Prior to Hyperion’s sale to Oracle in April, 2007, Jeff was the Executive Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Hyperion Solutions, Inc., the global leader in Business Performance Management software and a company named in 2004 as a Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For and listed on the Forbes 200 Best Small Companies.

Rodek served as Chairman and CEO of Hyperion from October 1999 to July 2004. Under his leadership, the company experienced a tremendous turnaround. The final three years were especially noteworthy as a result of the consistent quarterly improvement in numerous measures, including margin and earnings per share. Over the course of his tenure, Hyperion increased customer count by fifty percent.

Rodek is a recognized expert and speaker on business performance and related topics, including corporate governance and leadership.

Prior to Hyperion, Rodek served as President and COO of Ingram Micro, the world’s largest wholesale provider of technology solutions, products and services. Before that, Rodek spent 16 years at FedEx, beginning in Operations Research and rising to the position of Senior Vice President, Americas.

Rodek serves on the Board of Directors of Accelrys, Inc., a San Diego based public software company that develops and commercializes scientific business intelligence software and Axiant, LLC. He previously was a board member of Hyperion Solutions, Corporate Software, EXE Technology, and Accretive Commerce in addition to multiple Not-for-Profit organizations.

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