Louis Petro
PhD CPA CFE CIA CCP CISA CMA CFM PE
Senior Manager
Lou is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Michigan and Illinois as well as a Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Michigan. He holds certificates in internal auditing (CIA), information systems (CCP), information systems auditing (CISA), fraud examination (CFE), management accounting (CMA), and financial management (CFM).
Since 1969, Dr. Petro has taught auditing, systems, accounting, and finance courses at:
- Hillsdale College
- Lawrence Technological University (LTU)
- Oakland University
- University of Michigan
- William Tyndale College
- The University of Windsor
- Michigan State University
- Oakland Community College
- University of Detroit-Mercy
- Walsh College
- Wayne State University
He was the Dean of the LTU School of Management from 1979 through 1989. From 1971 through 1979, Dr. Petro held consulting and auditing positions at the CPA firms of Ernst & Young, Plante & Moran, and Grant Thornton. He was a Management Advisory Services (MAS) Manager at Grant Thornton in Chicago immediately prior to becoming the Dean at LTU.
Prior to his auditing and consulting career, Lou was a manufacturing engineer at the Chevrolet Division of General Motors (GM) and the GM Manufacturing Development Staff.
Dr. Petro remains active in Continuing Professional Education (CPE) for CPAs, CIAs, and CMAs. He regularly conducts classes and seminars for the Michigan Association of CPAs, the Oakland University CPE Program for CPAs, the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Institute of Management Accountants, and DFAS (Defense Finance and Accounting Services). In addition, Lou is a subject matter expert for the CMA program. Lou is co-author of The Handbook of Fraud Deterrence and Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations, published by John Wiley & Sons.
