Paul Ordyna

Paul Ordyna is an Assistant Professor in the Accounting Department at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Over the past nine years, he has taught accounting and taxation at the University of South Dakota, Utah Valley University, and the University of Cincinnati. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University, a J.D. and master’s degrees from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University (BYU).

His research explores critical areas of accounting and finance, including:

• Financial Accounting: Corporate disclosure practices and capital market implications.
• Taxation: Policy impacts and compliance challenges.
• Corporate Finance: Bankruptcy forecasting and acquisition financing dynamics.

Dr. Ordyna is a Certified Public Accountant (Tennessee) and inactive member of the Utah State Bar. His industry experience includes roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Comcast.