Gordon Klein

Gordon Klein is a Continuing Lecturer in Accounting at UCLA Anderson School of Management and a nationally recognized investment and accounting expert. He combines his legal background as an attorney and Illinois CPA with extensive teaching experience, having resumed his academic career at UCLA Anderson in 1981 while also teaching at UCLA School of Law and Loyola Law School’s LLM in taxation program.

Education:

• J.D., University of Michigan Law School
• BBA, University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Klein specializes in interdisciplinary areas where accounting intersects with legal and business frameworks, including bankruptcy, corporate law, taxation, and financial ethics. He has served as a court-appointed referee, arbitrator of commercial disputes, and State Bar consultant, while also acting as an expert witness in high-profile cases involving Apple, Michael Jackson’s wrongful death, and Peter Thiel.

Key Contributions: He authored the widely-used textbook Ethics in Accounting: A Decision-Making Approach and has trained over 8,000 California financial professionals to pass the CPA exam. His work on mortgage lending reform, including testimony for the Department of Justice and Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac cases, highlights his impact on financial regulation.

Recognition:

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Beta Alpha Psi
• Burroughs Corporation Scholar
• Branstrom Scholar
• Regents-Alumni Scholar