S. Rao Vallabhaneni is an educator, author, publisher, and practitioner in the business management field with more than thirty years of management experience in internal auditing, accounting, manufacturing, and information technology consulting in the public and private sectors. The 2004 Joseph Wasserman Memorial Award recipient, he is the author of several books, monographs, audit guides, exam study guides, and articles. He has twenty-four professional certifications in management, accounting, auditing, finance, information technology, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and human resource fields.