Ideagen External Audit summit 2023

Dennis J. McGowan, CPA is the Vice President, Professional Practice and Anti-Fraud Initiatives at the Center for Audit Quality. In this role he leads regulatory and policy strategies that foster high-quality performance by public company auditors.

His duties include leading a team of audit executives to advance technical and policy-oriented projects to identify, develop, and seek consensus on issues affecting the public company auditing profession. McGowan is also responsible for overseeing the CAQ’s anti-fraud initiatives. This includes engaging with senior leaders across the financial reporting ecosystem, drafting comment letter responses to regulators, developing thought leadership publications, and responding to technical inquiries.

Dennis serves as a Board Member of Annapolis Pride, an organization dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in Annapolis. Before joining the CAQ, he spent a decade at PwC, where he specialized in auditing clients in the financial services industry.

Dennis is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Pennsylvania, and he holds a BS in Business Administration from La Salle University.

Jason Carter is an Enterprise Director within the audit, risk and compliance business of Ideagen. His focus is on serving the top eight global accounting firms. Jason has spent the last 25 years in various roles within the accounting and audit industry. His experience in both the public and private sectors give him valuable insights into how our products are used on a daily basis by our customers to drive value for their clients.

Debra brings over 20 years of expertise in business software systems to her role as the Commerical Director of Ideagen Audit Analytics. She has experience managing both the sales and user side of business software for professionals across the globe, giving her a complete understanding of the user journey and needs.

Michael currently serves as VP of Ideagen Internal Audit and Risk Management. Prior to joining Ideagen he was a founding member of Audit Analytics and served as its Chief Operating Officer until 2018 and then as CEO until Audit Analytics’ acquisition by Ideagen in 2021. Michael spent most of his career designing data products and solutions used by all of the top ten global accounting firms. He holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.

Marie is a CPA and Accounting Research Manager at Ideagen, where she leads the research team and serves as a subject matter expert for Audit Analytics. With thirty years of experience spanning public accounting and corporate finance, Marie began her career at PwC managing audits of SEC registrants and international entities. She later specialized in post-acquisition integration, leading accounting teams, ERP implementations, and financial reporting and analysis. Her diverse leadership experience across accounting, IT, risk management and HR gives her a comprehensive perspective on financial operations and compliance.

Tina is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience as an external auditor and in teaching post-graduate accountancy qualifications. She focuses on auditing standards and technical compliance for financial disclosures.