Robin Soffer

Robin Soffer is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting Information & Management (Courtesy) and teaches Accounting and Business Finance in the BIP program. She has also taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dominican University, Concordia University, and Keller Graduate School of Management. Robin is co-author of a textbook, Financial Statement Analysis - A Valuation Approach. Robin also consults with both large and small businesses, specializing in business strategy and training development and execution. Previously, Robin was a vice president at The Quaker Oats Company, where she worked in strategic planning, general management and finance.

Robin holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, with concentrations in Finance and Marketing, and a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana. She is a Certified Public Accountant and received the Illinois Silver Medal on the CPA exam.

Education Master of Arts, 1979, Finance and Marketing, Northwestern University

Bachelor of Sciences, 1978, Accounting, University of Illinois - Urbana, Highest Honors, Bronze Tablet Scholar

Certified Public Accountant, 1978, Illinois, Elijah Watt Sells Award, Illinois Silver Medal

Academic Positions Undergraduate Lecturer, Northwestern University, 2009-present

Undergraduate Adjunct Faculty, Accounting, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2005-present

M.B.A. & Undergraduate Instructor, Finance & Accounting, Dominican University, 1999-2001

Undergraduate Instructor, Accounting, Organizational Management Program, Concordia University, 1992-1998

Lecturer, Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University, 1993-present

Other Professional Experience Supervisor and Manager, The Quaker Oats Company, 1979-1983

Senior Financial Analyst, The Quaker Oats Company, 1979-1983

Financial Analyst, The Quaker Oats Company, 1979-1983

Manager, The Quaker Oats Company, 1983-1986

Vice President, The Quaker Oats Company, 1986-1989

General Manager, The Quaker Oats Company, 1989-1991

Vice President, The Quaker Oats Company, 1989-1991

Assistant Treasurer, The Quaker Oats Company, 1991-1993

Consultant, Soffer Consulting LLC, 1993-2012

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