Richard Young
Professor at Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Young is a dedicated accounting scholar and educator with over three decades at Ohio State University, currently serving as Professor and Accounting Honors Program Director. He combines deep research and teaching experience—anchored by a Ph.D. in Accounting—with a long track record of mentoring students and shaping academic programs since the 1980s. His career includes faculty roles at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Iowa, reflecting a sustained commitment to academic leadership and curriculum development. Known for practical, student-centered guidance, he has a habit of forging lasting professional relationships dating back to early collaborations with colleagues like Arya and John Fellingham. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he balances rigorous scholarship with an approachable, collegial style hinted at by a playful GitHub persona. His background in economics and business (BA and MBA) complements his accounting expertise, enabling him to connect theory to practice across teaching and program direction.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, Division of Accounting, MBA, Division of Accounting at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-NewarkPh. D., Accounting, Ph. D., Accounting at The Ohio State UniversityBA, Economics, BA, Economics at Rutgers University
Spanish
Github Skills (29)
actionsheet8
react8
styled-components8
javascript7
css7
graphql6
graphql-client6
apollo-client6
css-in-js6
typescript6
caching6
apollographql5
rocket5
elo5
data-visualisation5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
youngrichard/youngrichard.github.io
Jun 2015 - Dec 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 70 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 6 months
pioneering-people/e.viato
Apr 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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