Professor Matteo Pisano, CPA Auditor

Teaching and Background

Matteo Pisano holds the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA auditor) designation. He earned his Bachelor of Commerce (with Distinction) and his degree in Chartered Professional Accountancy ("CPA") at Concordia University, where he graduated as Valedictorian of his cohort. 

Professor Pisano is a Lecturer at Concordia University, his alma mater. He teaches courses in accountancy as part of the University’s Master’s in Business Administration ("MBA") and CPA programs. He specializes in managerial accounting, financial reporting, financial accounting, and Canadian taxation. Professor Pisano is also actively involved in the University’s CPA Capstone II Program, in which he participates as a guest lecturer and shares his expertise in comprehensive case analyses. He also coaches the John Molson Case Competition Team in taxation for the annual Jeux du Commerce and Ominium Financier.

Areas of Expertise

• Managerial Accounting

• Financial Reporting and Financial Accounting

• Comprehensive Accounting Case Analysis

• International Financial Reporting Standards

• Corporate and Individual Taxation

Professor Pisano began his professional career in public accounting as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC"). During his tenure at PwC, he specialized in serving clients operating in Real Estate and Asset & Wealth Management (private equity, hedge funds, insurance, and large institutional pensions) based in Canada and abroad. 

Following his several years at PwC, Professor Pisano spent four year building, overseeing and supporting the financial accounting, financial reporting, and investor reporting functions at Fiera Comox Partners Inc. ("Fiera Comox"), an investment manager with four distinct global private investment strategies: Global Agriculture, Sustainable Timberland, Private Equity and Private Credit.

In his current professional tenure, Professor Pisano works as Senior Director, Investor Relations at Fiera Comox, responsible for leading the firm's investor relations program for both current and prospective investors.