Primary Instructors

Dr. Jon Duchac

Dr. Jonathan Duchac is the Merrill Lynch and Co. Professor of Accounting, and Director of the full-time MBA program at the Wake Forest University Schools of Business. He also holds a joint appointment at the Vienna University of Business and Economics in Vienna, Austria.

Dr. Duchac earned his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Georgia and currently teaches introductory and advanced courses in financial accounting and risk management. He has received a number of awards during his career, including the Wake Forest University Outstanding Graduate Professor Award, the T.B. Rose Award for Instructional Innovation, the University of Georgia Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, and the 2008 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Business at the Vienna University of Business and Economics.

In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Duchac is actively involved in the business community. He is a retained speaker by the Certified Financial Analyst Institute, where he is invited to speak around the world on financial accounting and risk management issues. Dr. Duchac has served as Accounting Advisor to Merrill Lynch Equity Research, where he worked with research analysts in reviewing and evaluating the financial reporting practices of public companies. He also works extensively with Wells Fargo Securities and the Janus Capital Group.

Dr. Duchac has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the Securities and Exchange Commission on a variety of financial accounting topics, and has worked with major public companies on financial reporting, risk management, and accounting policy issues.

Robert "RB" Lane

RB is a retired national bank examiner, having worked with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for 32 years. During his time with the OCC, he supervised and participated in the examinations of community, mid-sized, and large banks. In the 8 years prior to his retirement, he served as a large bank functional team leader in which he led the OCC's oversight of enterprise risk management (ERM), audit, internal controls, and Basel operational risk.

Since retiring from the OCC, RB has consulted with banks and regulatory agencies. During this time, his primary focus has been in the areas of ERM, management and board assessment, and loan review.

RB holds a BA in economics from the Virginia Military Institute and an MS in finance from Virginia Commonwealth University.