Bernadette L. Harris is an award-winning Tax and Forensic Accountant, bestselling author, adjunct instructor, and highly sought keynote speaker committed to “Keeping Small Business in Business.” As President of By The Book Accounting, she has helped thousands of entrepreneurs across the country start, operate, and grow thriving ventures.

Bernadette, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), has a B.S. in Accounting, an MBA and an MS in Fraud and Forensics.

She is an expert at taking complex subjects like taxes and accounting, and making them easy to understand and fun. She has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, and other nationally known media outlets speaking on entrepreneurship and fraud prevention. She will give her first TEDx Talk on September 19, 2020.