Carlos Mello-e-Souza, PhD

Assistant Professor

PhD, Accounting, Cornell University
MBA, Cornell University
MS, Operations Research, Federal University of Rio
BS, Electrical/Systems Engineering, Catholic University of Rio

Phone: 206.296.5739

Office: Pigott 427

Email: carlosms@seattleu.edu

Department: Accounting

Web Address:  http://www.playacct.com

Teaching Areas: MBA-Masters of Business Administration, Accounting

Syllabus for:

ACCT 230 Financial Accounting Principles
ACCT 311 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 531 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 538 Financial Statement Analysis
ACCT 580 General Systems Thinking

In the News:

Carlos Mello-e-Souza was on KIRO Radio Morning News, August 6, 2004, discussing "Google shares selling online - a matter of price." The University Communications Office has a recording available of the program. 

Carlos Mello-e-Sousa was quoted in an Investors Business Daily story on Googles IPO valuation. The story also appeared in Yahoo! Finance in July 2004.

Dr Carlos Mello-e-Souza, Accounting Professor, was born in Baltimore, brought up in Brazil, and brings a wide variety of experiences to the classroom.  Carlos comes to academia by way of completing his MBA and his PhD at Cornell University.  He spent years in Brazil evaluating companies and projects, later building Exxon's forecasting system, and finally serving as CFO for Coca Cola in Brazil.  His research passion is in the area of asset pricing anomalies and he has taught at Insead in France and at Penn State.

When you take a class with Professor Mello-e-Souza, you will find that he is friendly and approachable, but strict.  Carlos has fully experienced the unforgiving nature of the business world and seeks to prepare SU students to be successful in that environment.  He expects students to be honest, hard-working, punctual, to prepare for class and complete reading assignments ahead of time, and to participate in class.  Carlos is very passionate about his research and the practical side of business.  He desires to help students find and define their interests and to be productive, contributing members of society.

When off campus, Carlos enjoys sailing and spending time with his family.  He hopes to own a sailboat one day.  Family time includes favorite pastimes like fishing and sailing with his wife and 3 and 1/2 year old son.

From GradNews Oct 2002