Rate My Professor Kenneth Smith

Kenneth “Ken” Smith, Ph.D., serves as Associate Professor of Business at Linfield University, joining the faculty in 2023. He earned his B.A. in accounting from Anderson University, M.B.A. from Ball State University, and Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. With more than 30 years of experience in the accounting industry and higher education, Smith currently acts as the managing partner of a growing tax and consulting practice in Central Oregon. During the 1990s, he worked for CPA firms in the Sacramento region, including one specializing in litigation support. His extensive career also includes significant leadership in professional organizations and public service. Smith is the president and co-founder of the Institute for Better Governance, past president of the Association of Government Accountants-Seattle Chapter, and co-founder and chair of the Oregon Public Performance Improvement Association. He was elected to the Northshore School Board in Washington, serving until 2017, where he contributed to financial management practices in public education.