Accounting and Risk Advisory and Assurance Advisory Boards

Members of Albers' Risk Advisory and Assurance Advisory Boards are composed of top professionals from blue-chip companies, as well as leading academics with deep knowledge of this specialist field.

  1. Albers School of Business & Economics
  2. Departments
  3. Department of Accounting
  4. Accounting and Risk Advisory and Assurance Advisory Boards
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Fusing Academic Rigor with Professional Expertise

Both the Albers’ Accounting Advisory Board and the Risk Advisory and Assurance Board play pivotal roles in bridging academics and real-world practice at 魔都资源网. Our boards, comprised of experienced professionals and accredited scholars, provide strategic guidance to ensure our curriculum remains cutting-edge and our students are career-ready. Their collective expertise and insight are vital to our mission of preparing ethical, inclusive, and innovative leaders to meet the exciting challenges of the accounting profession head-on. 

Accounting and Risk Advisory & Assurance Boards

Justin Nikbakhsh (Chair)
VP, Financial Operations

Angela Bever
Audit Partner

Ryan Harkness
Assurance Senior

Zahra Hirani
Global Corporate Controller

Sheila Lozan
Acting Dean of Social Science

Carlene Merlino
Managing Director

Joe Purvis
Shareholder (Audit Principal)

Andy Read
Audit & Assurance Partner

Kelsey Reynolds
Audit Manager

Ian Smith
Managing Director

Michelle Steffin
VP of Finance Operations

Pooja Sund
Engineering Finance Leader

Li Tan
Corporate Controller

Valentina Zamora
Professor
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Michael Kinsley (Chair)
Senior Program Manager, Compliance Risk Assessments, Legal Affairs

Dennis Applegate
Assistant Clinical Professor
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Sarah M. Bee
Owner
Small Business Automation

Timothy Boyle
Founding Partner, Chief Compliance Officer
The Boyle Group Wealth Management

John Clements
Partner

Syeda Iram Jafry
Senior Manager Risk Assurance

Usama Jamaal
Director, Audit Programs

Steve Mar
Director

David Niess
Senior Manager, Internal Audit

Nitin Nigam
Senior Manager Internal Audit

Shilpa Pai Ivanick
Partner

Priya Sall
Executive Director of the Internal Audit Department

Gabriel Saucedo
Associate Professor
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Vijayant Sitani
Chief Audit Executive

Jerry Vergeront
Associate Vice President & Information Security Officer
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Jennifer Yang
Information Technology Internal Auditor