Accomplished audit leader brings extensive experience in audit quality, standard setting, and regulatory oversight
Washington, DC, October 26, 2026 – The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) today announced the appointment of Dave Sullivan as its Chief Executive Officer. Sullivan will lead the CAQ in advancing audit quality, representing the U.S. public company audit profession, and shaping policies that strengthen investor confidence and trust in the U.S. capital markets.
As CEO, Sullivan will guide the CAQ’s engagement with policymakers; regulators, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); investors; audit committees; public companies; and other stakeholders across the financial reporting ecosystem. He brings deep experience and a strong commitment to the CAQ’s public-interest mission at a time of significant change in corporate reporting, technology, and audit oversight.
“Dave brings an exceptional depth of experience, a strong commitment to audit quality, and a deep understanding of the important role our profession plays in supporting investor confidence and strong capital markets,” said Lara Abrash, Chair of the CAQ Governing Board and Chair of Deloitte US. “His collaborative approach to leadership, perspective, and firsthand knowledge of the CAQ, will be invaluable as the organization continues to advance its public-interest mission and navigate an evolving regulatory environment. On behalf of the Governing Board, I am delighted to welcome Dave as the CAQ’s next CEO. I also want to thank Mark Koziel for his leadership and steady guidance during this transition.”
“I am grateful to the CAQ Governing Board for the opportunity to lead an organization whose mission is central to investor confidence and the strength of our capital markets,” said Sullivan. “I look forward to working with the CAQ team and stakeholders across the financial reporting ecosystem to advance audit quality, strengthen trust in financial reporting, and help shape the future of our profession.”
Sullivan brings more than 35 years of experience at Deloitte, where he held senior leadership positions, including Deloitte Global Audit & Assurance Quality Leader and U.S. Audit & Assurance Quality Leader. Throughout his career, he also held significant client and advisory responsibilities across multiple industries.
Sullivan has held numerous leadership and advisory roles across the audit profession and financial reporting ecosystem, including serving on the CAQ’s Professional Practice Executive Committee, the PCAOB’s Standing Advisory Group, and the University of Southern California’s SEC and Financial Reporting Institute Advisory Council. Earlier in his career, he served as a Practice Fellow at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
He currently serves as Chair of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) and as a member of the Public Interest Oversight Board, which oversees international audit and ethics standard-setting boards. He also serves on audit quality boards for several large accounting firms.
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About the Center for Audit Quality
The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) is a nonpartisan public policy organization serving as the voice of U.S. public company auditors and matters related to the audits of public companies. The CAQ promotes high-quality performance by U.S. public company auditors; convenes capital market stakeholders to advance the discussion of critical issues affecting audit quality, U.S. public company reporting, and investor trust in the capital markets; and, using independent research and analyses, champions policies and standards that bolster and support the effectiveness and responsiveness of U.S. public company auditors and audits to dynamic market conditions.
Media Contact:
Amy O’Connor, Vice President – Public Affairs
aoconnor@thecaq.org