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MeMBeRS IN FoCUS Kin Lo, CPA, FCA, Ph.D. Kin holds the Chartered Accountants Professorship at the University of British Columbia, and helps shape accounting curriculum and research. He is an active mentor, assisting dissertation committees, and has acted as a research supervisor for doctoral candidates. Kin has taught at UBC since 1999, and is currently an associate professor. He has coached numerous teams for case competitions, including four that have won global championships. A recipient of numerous competitive research grants, Kin has authored two editions of a two-volume accounting textbook and numerous working papers—presenting his research in workshops and conferences across the globe. He is also involved with numerous academic journals as an associate editor, editorial board member, and/or reviewer, with media citations as a researcher and academic that span industry magazines to mainstream media. Kin is currently a member of the Technical Advisory Panel for the Auditor General of BC, the Academic Advisory Council for the Accounting Standards Board of Canada, and the Exposure Draft Forum for the ICABC. He has se