Will Snyder
Executive Director, Master of Professional Accountancy Program
Courses Taught
Auditing and the Accounting Profession
Intermediate Tax Reporting and Analysis
Advanced Tax Reporting and Analysis
Areas of Expertise
Financial and tax accounting
Degrees and Certification
MBA | University of Southern California, Los Angeles
B.S., Finance and Economics
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Certified Public Accountant | 1978–present
Fast Facts
- Former partner at Deloitte, one of the Big Four global accounting firms
- 24-year faculty member, Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy, San Diego State University
- More than three dozen awards for outstanding teaching, including “Most Influential Faculty Member” a record 12 times
- 2010 Outstanding Accounting Educator: 36,000-member CalCPA and California CPA Education Foundation for his “significant contribution”
- Professional experience: taxation of U.S. citizens working abroad, tax planning for professional athletes, taxation issues of consolidated entities
To be a successful accountant, you have to be a dynamic person, a global thinker. Our program is re-defining graduate accounting education, and I am enthusiastic about sharing my knowledge and experience with our students, motivating them to learn, understand and ultimately thrive.
