Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration

Accounting

Ray Rodriguez

Deloitte Professor of Accounting

About

Dr. Rodriguez has been on the faculty of the University of New Orleans since 2021. He received his Ph.D. in International Business with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Texas at El Paso. He holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

He previously taught taxation and cost accounting for five years at Idaho State University, two years at Murray State University, a year at Texas A&M University-Commerce, and taxation for five years at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has taught taxation for individuals, corporate taxation, sales & local taxation, tax research, auditing, international accounting, financial accounting, and managerial accounting at six public universities.

Prior to joining academia, Dr. Rodriguez was an accountant from July 1998 through July 2008 at Valero Energy Corporation, Brehm, Havel & Company CPAs, and Fernie R. Aceves CPA. He has performed audits, reviews, and compilations, and has represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service.

Education

Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso
M.B.A., University of Texas at San Antonio
B.B.A. (Accounting), University of Texas at San Antonio

Research Interests

The interaction of national culture and accounting, individual taxation, and education technology.