North Port-Sarasota Area
Former Freddie Mac Chief Financial Officer recruited to lead $2T company through crisis; recent Chief Auditor for Public Company Accounting Oversight Board setting audit standards for all SEC-registered companies; senior Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers managing firm’s largest global accounts. Board Member. Adjunct Professor. Advised boards of global corporations, set audit standards for all SEC-registered companies. Recognized for executive leadership, highly respected by federal regulators. Expert in crisis management, organizational turnarounds, corporate governance, accounting and auditing, internal controls, and risk management. Committed to highest ethical standards.
Develops and leads MBA and Master of Accounting programs for students from top US universities.
Provides consulting expertise to assist companies in navigating today's complex, changing, and data-dependent environment.
Chief Auditor defining audit standards for all companies registered with SEC. Directed landmark overhaul of corporate financial audit standards after 2008 financial crisis, including new standards on assessing and responding to risk, communicating with audit committees and auditor reporting.
Recruited during period of crisis by $2T corporation, second-largest mortgage institution in US, because of reputation for financial leadership to head crucial transformation of financial operations in one of most complex restatements and restructurings ever. Member of executive team directing company strategy, culture, systems, performance, and financial management and reporting. Testified before Congressional committees often on Freddie Mac transformation and the use of derivative financial instruments.