Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope

Kelly Richmond Pope, PhD, CPA
Oak Park, IL

Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope, the Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Accounting at DePaul University in Chicago, IL, teaches managerial and forensic accounting at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is a nationally recognized expert in risk, forensic accounting and white-collar crime research as well as an award-winning educator, researcher, author and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Kelly has appeared on a variety of news outlets such as C-SPAN, CNBC, the BBC and WGN-TV, offering commentary on best practices for fraud risk management and ethics. Her research has been cited in several publications including Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, CFO Drive, Forbes and The Washington Post. In 2020 and 2023, she was recognized as one of the top 25 most powerful women in accounting by the AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor.