WHAT IS FAI?
The year 2006, marked the Financial Accounting Institute’s (FAI) twenty-fifth anniversary as a leader in preparing and teaching courses tailored to the utility industry. In its two and a half decades, FAI has trained more than 25,000 utility professionals representing more than 1,000 utilities and utility related firms. HISTORY FAI’s success began with its identification of the utility industry’s real need for effective training programs in finance and accounting for non-financial professionals. Based on the reaction of the people who have attended the 600 workshops conducted to date, though, what sets FAI apart from others in the field is the dedication and innovation of one of its instructors, Dr. Joel Berk. Early in his career, Joel discovered that finding excitement and humor in subjects that to others were ineffably dull was his true calling. In short, he decided his true career lay in teaching accounting and finance. His students and colleagues agreed and while teaching at Columb
