About Tracy
Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, MBA, CFE is a highly experienced forensic accountant and fraud investigator with impressive credentials. She is recognized across the country as an authority on fraud detection and investigation. Tracy has personally investigated hundreds of frauds in a wide variety of industries, including cases of embezzlement, financial statement fraud, investment fraud, and insurance fraud. She has also served as an expert witness in numerous cases involving damage calculations, commercial contract disputes, shareholder disputes and criminal defense.
She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin, as well as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Her educational background includes an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Law Studies and a Master of Business Administration, both from Marquette University in Milwaukee.
Tracy Coenen is an Adjunct Professor at Concordia University - Wisconsin, and has been an Adjunct Faculty member for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. She is a member of the Standards & Practices Committee for ACFE, a graduate of the Criminal Investigator Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), and a member of the Board of Advisors of Pyramid Scheme Alert.
As an expert witness, Tracy continuously demonstrates her expertise, not only on paper, but also in the courtroom. She is a skilled witness who connects with judges and juries to help them understand complex financial matters.
Tracy was honored by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners as the 2007 winner of the prestigious Hubbard Award. The 40,000 worldwide members of the organization voted for the best article from the 2006 issues of Fraud Magazine, and selected Tracy’s article Financial Statement Fraud in the Katrina Aftermath: A Whirlwind of Opportunities as the winner.
Tracy’s professional activities include:
- Author of Essentials of Corporate Fraud
- Author of Fraud Files column for Wisconsin Law Journal
- Author for AOL consumer finance blog, WalletPop, writing about scams and ripoffs
- Author for AOL stock market blog, BloggingStocks, writing about financial statement fraud and stock market schemes
- Author of Business Fraud Focus blog for AllBusiness.com
- Content published by online media such as Business Week, Washington Post, and CBS News.
- Guest writer for publications including Fraud Magazine, Andrews Litigation Reporter, and On Balance - The Magazine for Wisconsin CPAs
- Presenter at major industry conferences sponsored by organizations such as ACFE, AICPA, NACVA, IASIU, and state CPA societies
- Keynote speaker for organizations such as ACFE, Wisconsin Institute of CPAs, and Society of Louisiana CPAs
- Corporate anti-fraud trainer, instructing law firms, accounting firms, and insurance company on best practices related to fraud management, fraud prevention, and fraud detection and investigation
- Quoted on fraud issues and entrepreneurship in business publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Compliance Week, Entrepreneur.com, USA Today, Financial Executive Magazine, Business Journal, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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