FRANCIS NEMIA

  • Lecturer, Accounting
  • Board Director, Aubuchon Company
  • Board Director, North Hill Retirement Community
  • Board Director, Bridgepoint Alliance
  • M.B.A.

Teaching Interests

Teaching Accounting Advisoy courses using case base and interacive techniques.

Research Interests

Developing Accounting and Technology issues and determining their risk impact on the industries and companies that they will impact.

Consulting/Practice Interests

Continuing serving on Boards and providing support to local chapters of the IIA and ISACA.

Bio

Professor Nemia is an experienced professional and active board member and academic who is experienced in dealing with Advisory, Auditing and Technology issues at the executive and operational level. He recently served as the Managing Principal of a Cyber Security practice for a National Professional Services firm. Professor Nemia retired from Ernst & Young (EY) after thirty years of service. Throughout his career he has been responsible for developing and managing Advisory practices at the Local and National level. Professor Nemia has served accounts from startups to Fortune 500 companies in establishing and maintaining an effective financial and technology risk architecture as well as the supporting governance model. He has a deep background in IT Risk Assurance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) as well as Financial and IT transformation. Professor Nemia supported his clients by developing strategies to establish, assess and review areas such as Cyber Security Architecture, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Program Management (IV&V), Acquisition services as well as Process enhancement and Control optimization. He has assisted existing as well as new issuers in establishing and maintaining their SOX 404 compliance strategy. He has also worked with financial institutions to prepare for regulatory reviews from the SEC, OCC and Federal Reserve 

At Bentley University, he serves as a faculty member in the Department of Accounting. 

Professor Nemia presently is appointed to a number of private and Not for Profit boards. He serves on various committees including Audit, Capital Planning, Finance and Healthcare. He provides counsel on accounting and technology risk issues as well as due diligence on acquisitions.