Joseph Foy

Associate Director, Assistant Professor, Online Business Programs

Joseph Foy
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I am a full-time Assistant Professor and currently serve as the Associate Director of the Online Business Programs at the School of Professional Studies.  I have a long-term affiliation with CUNY (City of New York), since the mid-1980's.  In 1999, I started formally teaching accounting courses in CUNY as an Adjunct.  Since then, I have taught in the SPS, John Jay, City Tech, Brooklyn College and Kingsborough Community College.  I have also taught in the University of South Florida and written coursework for Ave Maria University, Florida.  From 2016-2019, I was a full-time Assistant Professor at SUNY Old Westbury.  In summary, over the past twenty years, I have taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate accounting classes, including basic and intermediate financial accounting, computerized accounting, financial investigations, auditing, forensic accounting, forensic interviewing, financial statement analysis, individual taxation, partnership, LLC and SCorp taxation, Estate and Gift taxation, and tax fraud.  My teaching philosophy centers around experiential learning.  My goal in many of my classes is to help connect what students read in the textbook to what transpires in real life.  In accounting, that can be challenging to make those connections.  Fortunately, I have had many successes which I intend to pass on to you. 

I am a former Special Agent for the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS. I started in the IRS as a Revenue Agent (auditor) in 1991.  I transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division in 1994 and worked as a field agent for nine years investigating tax evasion cases.  From 2002 through the beginning of 2012, I served as the lead IRS Criminal Investigation spokesperson for the New York Field office. I worked intensely with the media, making occasional appearances on television and radio, and frequently quoted in newspapers commenting on financial fraud.  From 2012 through September 2014, I was a Centralized Case Reviewer in the St. Pete, Florida Field Office, reviewing other Special Agent's completed tax evasion investigations as part of a quality control mechanism prior to potential federal prosecution.

I hold a Doctorate of Professional Studies from Pace University in New York.  I have a Masters in Taxation from Long Island University and I am a graduate of Queens College with a BA in Accounting Information Systems.  I am a Certified Public Accountant in the states of Maryland and Florida.

Recent News

CUNY SPS Business Program Professor Dr. Foy attending Jet Blue Graduation

CUNY SPS Professor Attends JetBlue Scholars Graduation Ceremony

February 21, 2024

JetBlue Scholars

Dr. Joseph Foy, assistant professor and associate director of the CUNY SPS Online Business Programs, recently attended the JetBlue Scholars Graduation Ceremony in Orlando, FL. The event showcased the ongoing partnership between the School's MS in Business Management and Leadership program and JetBlue. His presence sets the stage for expanding this collaboration to include CUNY SPS undergraduate-level programs in the future.
Speakers Share Their Stories at CUNY SPS First-Generation Student Event Held In Spring 2023

Latest Installments of First-Gen Student Series Provide Career Toolbox And Guidance from Professors

August 17, 2023

In two events held this spring, guest speakers and faculty offered career networking and confidence-building tips for first-generation students.

CUNY SPS Student Smiling While Talking to Faculty Member

CUNY SPS Faculty Members Awarded CUNY Career Success Fellowship

April 24, 2023

Dr. Isabelle Elisha and Dr. Joseph Foy are among the nearly 50 faculty across CUNY selected for this important career readiness initiative.

MELO members Nina Medrano, Daisy Reguero

Business Club Offers Students Engaging Discussions and Experiential Learning

February 08, 2023

The Management and Entrepreneur Leadership Organization (MELO) had a productive and event-filled calendar during the Fall ’22 semester.