

Craig E. Lefanowicz
Associate Professor of Commerce
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Center for Innovation in Professional Services
- +1 434-924-6356
- cel5f@virginia.edu
- Rouss & Robertson Halls 376
- Ph.D., Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin
McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led programs provide key business skills and fluency in many business areas.
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.
McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led programs provide key business skills and fluency in many business areas.
McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.
In addition to the lifelong benefits that come from an innovative McIntire business education, Commerce School students enjoy an enhanced UVA experience on Grounds and around the globe. From insightful student services that help connect you with your passion to specialized career support that provides real-world employment opportunities, there are countless ways to make the most of your present while investing in your future.
Professor Lefanowicz has expertise in financial reporting and taxation of corporate control transactions. His current research focuses on the impact that accounting and taxation have on the structure and pricing of mergers and acquisitions. Professor Lefanowicz has taught a variety of financial accounting and reporting courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. His teaching expertise has been recognized by the receipt of numerous teaching awards.
Professor Lefanowicz has presented his work at national and regional conferences sponsored by the American Accounting Association and at many university and conference research workshops. His work is published in, among other places, The Accounting Review; The Journal of Finance; Review of Accounting Studies; Journal of Corporate Finance; Journal of the American Taxation Association; and Accounting Horizons. He has taught for an international professional services firm and before joining the McIntire School of Commerce was a faculty member at the University of Oregon, Michigan State University, and Indiana University. Before earning his Ph.D., Professor Lefanowicz worked in a public accounting firm in both the auditing and tax areas.