Instructor
Glenn Terry
Instructor
Prior to joining The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) College of Business and Economic Development faculty, Glenn retired as a senior partner at Ernst & Young (EY). He has over 40 years of experience delivering professional services to emerging companies and global high growth organizations across numerous industry sectors, including experience with numerous public and private companies, IPO transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and SEC foreign public issuers. His broad-based experiences and global leadership skills have not only provided him insights on traditional business concepts but also complex financial transactions and structures, including significant acquisitions and divestitures, strategy development and execution, technology-driven required change, cyber risks, and global financial reporting requirements. His experiences include serving several of EY’s largest and complex global clients; addressing complex technical accounting and auditing issues as a member of EY’s National Accounting and Auditing Office and the U.S. and Global technical professional practice groups; as the Global Automotive Retail Practice Leader; and the Americas Ernst & Young University Leader. Additionally, Glenn has authored and developed numerous thought leadership materials, technical accounting and auditing guidance, technical learning programs, and provided learning and direct hands-on coaching to global teams in numerous countries. He is a frequent speaker on accounting, auditing, information systems, and data analytics topics.
At USM Glenn teaches a variety of accounting undergraduate courses and graduate courses in the MBA and MPA graduate programs. Glenn holds a Masters of Accountancy, Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics, and a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in accounting all from Millsaps College. Additionally, he has studied international economics and business strategies at the University of London and various leadership programs at the Harvard Business School.
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The presentation "Introduction to Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)" provides an introduction to the concepts related to GenAI, including discussions of the history of AI, generative pre-trained transformer models, the benefits of GenAI, challenges of using GenAI in accounting, and AI governance concepts.
Prior to joining The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) College of Business and Economic Development faculty, Glenn retired as a senior partner at Ernst & Young (EY). He has over 40 years of experience delivering professional services to emerging companies and global high growth organizations across numerous industry sectors, including experience with numerous public and private companies, IPO transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and SEC foreign public issuers. His broad-based experiences and global leadership skills have not only provided him insights on traditional business concepts but also complex financial transactions and structures, including significant acquisitions and divestitures, strategy development and execution, technology-driven required change, cyber risks, and global financial reporting requirements. His experiences include serving several of EY’s largest and complex global clients; addressing complex technical accounting and auditing issues as a member of EY’s National Accounting and Auditing Office and the U.S. and Global technical professional practice groups; as the Global Automotive Retail Practice Leader; and the Americas Ernst & Young University Leader. Additionally, Glenn has authored and developed numerous thought leadership materials, technical accounting and auditing guidance, technical learning programs, and provided learning and direct hands-on coaching to global teams in numerous countries. He is a frequent speaker on accounting, auditing, information systems, and data analytics topics.
At USM Glenn teaches a variety of accounting undergraduate courses and graduate courses in the MBA and MPA graduate programs. Glenn holds a Masters of Accountancy, Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics, and a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in accounting all from Millsaps College. Additionally, he has studied international economics and business strategies at the University of London and various leadership programs at the Harvard Business School.