Michael A. Diamond serves as Vice President and Executive Vice Provost of the University of Southern California. Prior to that, Dr. Diamond served as Vice Provost for Planning and Budget, as dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting, and director of the school's SEC and Financial Reporting Institute. During that period, the Leventhal School of Accounting was consistently ranked as one of the top five accounting programs in the country. Dr. Diamond is a leader in the accounting education reform movement. He has lectured throughout the United States, Europe and Asia on business and accounting e...