John Henry M.S. ’26 spoke with graduate students in a mergers and acquisitions course. Photo by Jacob Cochran
Fortune 100 Chief Accounting Officer Speaks to Students
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A day after the announcement that Tampa Bay’s largest public company, TD Synnex, was purchasing another technology company, students in the University of Tampa’s mergers and acquisitions course heard about it firsthand from TD Synnex’s chief accounting officer, John Henry M.S. ’26.
Henry talked in general terms about valuing that business and shared the inner workings of his role in previous, multibillion-dollar acquisitions. He also previewed more than a dozen upcoming internship opportunities in data analytics, artificial intelligence and corporate citizenship.
Henry returned to the UTampa course after taking it earlier this year in the master’s in accounting program. As a guest speaker, he explained how topics covered in the course mapped to the work he does, from iterative financial statements to strategic frameworks.
“This course helped me in practice,” he said, adding that he enrolled with an eye toward one day teaching after more than 25 years in practice.
Henry was invited to return by Assistant Teaching Professor Michael Baker. “I hope students get a sense of opportunities for the skills that they’re developing and how useful they are,” Baker said.
Baker has three additional high-profile speakers lined up for his students this semester:
- Alexander Rody is senior vice president of healthcare banking for Bank of America. Based in Nashville, he provides a range of financial services and raises capital for clients, including hospitals, surgery centers, dental clinics and dialysis centers.
- Jeff Maxwell joined Raymond James Financial’s mergers and acquisitions group in 2002 and now heads it as senior managing director. He has also worked in Raymond James’ healthcare group as an investment banking analyst.
- Seth Ruhter has served as a capital markets specialist with the Federal Reserve System. During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, he evaluated the financial condition of distressed banks. Currently, he is an assistant professor at the College of Idaho.
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