Governing Board

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Governing Board

The Center for Audit Quality is led by a Governing Board that comprises leaders from the public company auditing firms, the American Institute of CPAs and the investor and issuer communities. Board members are committed to the concept that a robust public company auditing profession is fundamental to the public interest and the capital markets.

CAQ Staff Governing Board

Kelly Grier
Governing Board Chairman
U.S. Chairman and Managing Partner and Americas Managing Partner
EY

Wayne Berson
Governing Board Vice Chairman
US CEO and Global Chairman
BDO USA, LLP

Joseph M. Adams
Managing Partner and CEO
RSM US LLP

Brian P. Anderson
Corporate Director

Jeffrey R. Brown
Professor of Business and Dean
Gies College of Business
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Paul Knopp
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
KPMG LLP

Barry C. Melancon
President and Chief Executive Officer
Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
American Institute of CPAs

James L. Powers
Chief Executive Officer
Crowe LLP

Bradley J. Preber
Chief Executive Officer
Grant Thornton LLP

Timothy F. Ryan
US Chairman and Senior Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Mary Schapiro
Vice Chair for Global Public Policy and Special Advisor to the Founder and Chairman
Bloomberg L.P.

Joseph B. Ucuzoglu
Chief Executive Officer
Deloitte US

Julie Bell Lindsay (Ex Officio)
Executive Director
Center for Audit Quality