Albert (Al) Marcella, Ph.D., CISA, CISM, is a Professor of Management in the Management Department, Walker School of Business and Technology, at Webster University in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Marcella is also President of Business Automation Consultants, (BAC) LLC, an international IT consultancy firm, which he founded in 1984. Dr. Marcella is an internationally recognized public speaker, researcher, IT consultant and workshop and seminar leader with 40 years of experience in IT audit, risk management, IT security and assessing internal controls. Dr. Marcella has authored numerous articles and 28 books on various IT, audit and security related subjects. Dr. Marcella's clients include organizations in financial services, IT, banking, petrol-chemical, transportation, services industry, domestic and international public utilities, and departments of government, nonprofits and international agencies.
