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Richard Block

  • Assistant Professor of Practice
Academic Division: Accounting & Law
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Richard Block currently teaches managerial accounting in the undergraduate college. He previously taught managerial accounting and accounting information systems in Babson's Evening MBA and MSA programs, respectively.
Block is the former CFO to: a family-owned and recently sold $225 million residential and commercial heating oil and propane provider, and a privately-funded feature film production company, whose film is now streaming on Amazon Prime Pay-for-View as well as other similar sites.
Block has also served as the controller / treasurer of Terascala, a venture-funded manufacturer of high-performance parallel file system storage solutions, CFO of Avicon, a venture-funded supply chain and internet consulting firm, a partner at Tatum LLC, a national financial executive services firm providing interim financial management to companies in significant transition, and various senior management positions at Intel Massachusetts and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Block is a certified public accountant (CPA) and spent 6 years at Deloitte in both their audit / assurance and consulting departments.

Academic Degrees

  • MBA, University of Chicago
  • BS, New York University

Academic Interest / Expertise

Activity Based Budgeting; Activity Based Costing; Accounting Information Systems; Management Reporting; Working Capital Management

Courses

  • Degree Courses 2024

    • ACC 2002 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

  • Degree Courses 2023

    • ACC 2002 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Block, R.J., Bell, J.E. (2009). Spreadsheets and IRR: It's All in the Timing. CFO Magzine. Vol: February 27, 2009, Issue: February 27, 2009, Page: 5. Argyle Publishing. link
  • Block, R.J., Bell, J.E. (2009). Spreadsheets at Work: Your Own IRR. CFO Magzine. Vol: February 20, 2009, Issue: February 20, 2009, Page: 5. Argyle Publishing. link
  • Block, R.J., Bell, J.E. (2008). Sloppy Spreadsheets, Readers Speak Out. CFO Magazine Online. Issue: 8/25/2008. Economist Group Business. link
  • Block, R.J., Bell, J.E. (2008). Sloppier Spreadsheets: How Bad Can They Get. Vol: August 20, 2018, Issue: August 20, 2008, Page: 5. Argyle Publishing. link
  • Block, R.J., Ansari, S.L. (2008). Sloppy Spreadsheets: Readers Speak Out. CFO Magzine. Vol: June 18, 2008, Issue: June 18, 2008, Page: 5. Argyle Publishing. link
  • Block, R.J., Ansari, S. (2008). Spreadsheet Worst Practices. CFO Magzine. Vol: May 18 2008, Issue: May 18 2008. Argyle Publishing. link
  • Block, R.J. (2000). Activity Based Costing: A Business Process and Accounting Technology whose time has come and gone and now could be coming back again. Midrange Systems ERP. Vol: Jan-Feb 2000, Page: 5. Midrange Systems ERP.
  • Block, R.J. (1999). Activity Based Budgeting at Digital Semiconductor. The Corporate Controller. Issue: June 1999. Warren, Goreham & Lamont.

Cases and Teaching Notes

  • Block, R.J. (1997). Mosco. Vol: 1994, Page: 25. European Case Clearing House.

Other

  • Block, R.J., Bell, J.E. (2009). Sloppier Spreadsheets, Still you Stew: CFO.Com. Economist Group Business.

Department & College Wide Services

  • Babson Car Club - Faculty Advisor (Spring 2024 - Spring 2024)
  • Babson Women's Rugby Club - Faculty Advisor (Spring 2024 - Spring 2024)
  • Students Against Gravity Improv Group - Faculty Advisor (Spring 2024 - Spring 2024)
  • Managerial Accounting (SME 2001) Coordinator (Fall 2019 - Spring 2020)