M.B.A.–Kennesaw State University
B.S.–Manhattan College
EDM-Case Western Reserve University

Rich retired in 2002 from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as an audit partner. In addition to his twenty years with PwC¸ he also has eight years of other business experience including five years in private industry (director of internal audit¸ operations officer¸ and controller).

Rich completed his doctorate (Executive Doctor of Management (EDM)) in May 2005. His research interests include corporate responses to accounting regulation and enterprise risk management. He is the KSU faculty advisor for Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honor society.