A career choice with timely optionality

In this Accounting Today article by Martin Fiore (MBA ’00), EY Americas vice chair of tax, Brad Badertscher discusses how AI is creating new opportunities in accounting and expanding the ways accountants can apply their expertise across industries and roles. Badertscher is the chair of the accountancy department at Mendoza College of Business. Accountancy alumni also included in the article are Ann Mennel (MSA ’99, BBA ’98), senior vice president and CFO of Merit Energy Company; Matt Zimmer (BBA ’98), global head of investment banking at William Blair; and Marny Zimmer (BBA ’98), senior director of public safety at the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago.