George Braunegg

George Braunegg serves as Associate Professor of the Practice of Accounting at the Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Southern California, leveraging 40+ years of consulting experience including co-founding CAST Management Consultants (sold in 2017 after 31 years serving major financial institutions). He is a CPA licensed in California and Pennsylvania, serves on Mercury Insurance's board and non-profit boards (VOALA, SCADP), and advises Silicon Valley fintech firm Terafina.

His educational background includes:

• B.S. magna cum laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• MBA from University of Southern California

Professor Braunegg's research and teaching focus on practical accounting applications in mergers and acquisitions, corporate/distribution strategy, risk management, and delivery model optimization. His industry experience at KPMG and CAST directly informs his instruction in Financial Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions (ACCT-532) and Managerial Accounting (BUAD-281), which he has taught continuously through Spring 2025, bridging theoretical frameworks with real-world financial services challenges.