Jeff Bryson

Mr. Bryson earned a B.S. in accounting from Bob Jones University and an MBA from Clemson University.  He is a Certified Public Accountant and previously served as a Senior Audit Manager with the international accounting firm of KPMG.  Mr. Bryson spent nine years as the Chief Financial Officer of a Greenville company which grew to be included in the Fortune 1000 list of largest American companies by revenue. He was a six-year board member and Audit Committee Chairman of a publicly-traded software company until its sale in 2012.

Mr. Bryson has twenty years of teaching experience at BJU, and his courses include Intermediate Accounting, Auditing, Accounting Information Systems and Accounting Theory. He is the faculty sponsor for the University Business Association.  Mr. Bryson is a past participant on the BJU President’s Advisory Council.  He enjoys helping students prepare their resumes and improve their interviewing skills so they can find a career job after graduation.  In connection with that ministry, Mr. Bryson networks with BJU accounting graduates around the US and develops business relationships to increase job and internship opportunities for students.

When he is not teaching, Mr. Bryson offers financial planning services through his own accounting firm. He has been active in his local church as a deacon and Sunday School teacher and as a finance committee and counting team member.  He serves on the Board of Directors for the Wilds Christian Camp.   In his free time Mr. Bryson enjoys outdoor photography and watches golf and college football.  He has been married for many years and has three married children and seven grandchildren