Michael A. Dalton
- Adjunct professor at George Mason University 2014 to the present
- Adjunct professor at Georgetown University 2002 to 2014
- Associate professor of Accounting and Taxation at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Former Senior Vice President, Education at BISYS Group
- Ph.D. in Accounting from Georgia State University
- J.D. from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- MBA and BBA in Management and Accounting from Georgia State University
- Former board member of the CFP Board of Examiners, Board of Standards and Board of Governors
- Former member (and chair) of the CFP Board of Examiners
- Member of the Financial Planning Association
- Member of the Journal of Financial Planning Editorial Advisory Board
- Member of the Journal of Financial Planning Editorial Review Board
- Member of the LSU Law School Board of Trustees (2000 - Present)
- Author of Dalton Review for the CFP® Certification Examination: Volume I; Outlines and Study Guides, Volume II; Problems and Solutions, Volume III; Case Exam Book; Mock Exams A-1 and A-2 (1st - 8th Editions)
- Author of Estate Planning (1st - 10th Editions)
- Author of Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits (1st - 10th Editions)
- Co-author of Fundamentals of Financial Planning (1st - 5th Editions)
- Co-author of Insurance Planning (1st - 4th Editions)
- Co-author of Income Tax Planning (1st - 10th Editions)
- Co-author of Dalton CFA® Study Notes Volumes I and II (1st - 2nd Editions)
- Co-author of Dalton’s Personal Financial Planning Series – Personal Financial Planning Theory and Practice (1st - 3rd Editions)
- Co-author of Dalton’s Personal Financial Planning Series – Personal Financial Planning Cases and Ap-plications (1st - 4th Editions)
- Co-author of Cost Accounting: Traditions and Innovations, published by West Publishing Company
- Co-author of the ABCs of Managing Your Money, published by National Endowment for Financial Education
