Megan Hess

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Hess is a 1997 alumna who teaches courses in auditing, accounting ethics and corporate sustainability. Before becoming a professor, she spent 12 years working in the industry with a focus on investigating financial statement fraud.

Professor Hess joined the Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics at Washington and Lee University after completing her doctorate in business administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia in 2013. She teaches a variety of courses in the areas of accounting, ethics, and corporate sustainability. Prior to starting her doctoral studies, she spent twelve years in industry, most recently with Deloitte where she investigated financial statement fraud. She also has an MBA from Texas A&M University and a BA from Washington and Lee University.

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