Dr. Thomas (Tim) F. Monahan is a professor of accounting at Villanova University and from 1996-2003 served as dean of the College of Commerce and Finance. Prior to joining Villanova's faculty in 1981 Dr. Monahan was a tenured professor at LaSalle University and prior to that worked in the Treasurer's Department of Becton Dickinson and Company. Dr. Monahan has won teaching awards at both LaSalle and Villanova Universities and has published research in many academic journals involving topics such as capital budgeting integrating finance and strategy in decision making evaluation and reward systems improving decision models and new models for accounting education.
Dr. Monahan has served as a consultant to more than 30 Fortune 500 companies over the past ten years in the U.S. Europe and Asia. Most recently his clients have included Accenture Cisco Exelon 3M Philips Electronics N.V. Rockwell International and Sprint. Much of this consulting work has focused on strategic cost management and understanding cost drivers in developing an Economic Profit approach to managing a company.
In 1981 Dr. Monahan received his doctorate in accounting from Temple University. He received an MBA in Finance (1974) from Rutgers University and a bachelor's degree in Economics (1971) from Hofstra University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. |