Randy Johnston

Randy Johnston is a Lecturer of Practice at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He retired after a 37-year career at Ernst & Young (EY), where he held leadership roles such as Industry Leader for Banking and Real Estate, Control and Audit Methodology leader, and consultant on Independence matters. His expertise includes auditing, securitizations, mergers and acquisitions, asset valuations, and derivatives.

Johnston served as an accounting fellow in EY’s National Banking Group and at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, developing training materials and addressing emerging accounting issues. He has extensive experience in instructing internal EY training sessions and new manager seminars. His career has focused on technical accounting challenges in financial institutions and real estate sectors.

While no scientific awards are listed, his contributions include co-authoring an influential accounting paper and delivering professional conference presentations on accounting topics. No grants or advising roles are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. He has been affiliated with the Accounting & Information Management department at Haslam since his post-retirement academic role began.