Dr. Michael Werner ,is the Director of Accounting Master' s Programs at the School of Business Administration at the University of Miami and a Visiting Professor in the Department of Accounting at the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University. Werner is a Certified Public Accountant and the CEO of Pitman Photo Supply and Werner Hollingsworth, both located in the United States. Werner is an author with Li Xin Accounting Publishing House, Kendall Hunt Publishing, and Pearson/Prentice Hall with over 15 editions of various financial and managerial accounting textbooks to his credit. In 2000 and again in 2008 Werner was the President of the Florida Association of Accounting Educators and currently serves on its Steering Committee. Werner has a diverse background and is often invited to speak at conferences and universities in the United States and China.