Mary Pat McCarthy is the Executive Director of KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute. Elected to KPMG’s partnership in 1987, she has also served as Vice Chair for the Information, Communications & Entertainment (ICE) line of business (1998-2004) and for Industries & Markets (2005-2006).   She joined KPMG’s Minneapolis office in 1977, transferred to California’s Bay Area in 1984, and relocated to Kansas City in 2003 to serve as the Lead Partner on a Fortune 100 client. Mary Pat’s background as an audit partner has given her extensive boardroom experience and hands-on involvement with public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 

Mary Pat is the co-author of five books published by McGraw-Hill:  Designed to Win: Strategies for Building a Thriving Global Business, Risk From the CEO and Board Perspective, Agile Business for Fragile Times, Security Transformation: Digital Defense Strategies to Protect Your Company’s Reputation and Market Share, and Digital Transformation – The Essentials of e-Business Leadership. In September, 2008, Mary Pat was recognized by Directorship Magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People on Corporate Governance and in the Boardroom.

Mary Pat is a frequent speaker in director forums, including the National Association of Corporate Directors, Directorship, Board Member Inc., The Conference Board and The Practicing Law Institute.

She has been quoted in Forbes, the New York Times, Business Week, CFO Magazine, Directorship, Corporate Board Member Financial Executives Institute Magazine,The Kansas City Business Journal, Compliance Week, Agenda and Boardroom Insider.  She has also been a guest speaker on technology and financial topics at industry forums such as the Financial Executives Institute and Aspen Summit.

Caryn P. Bocchino is a senior manager who joined KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute (ACI) in August 2005. Before joining ACI, Ms. Bocchino worked for nine years in the audit practice of KPMG’s Financial Services line of business in Philadelphia, specializing in depository institutions. At various points in her career, Ms. Bocchino served as the primary campus recruiter for the Philadelphia audit practice, instructed internal training programs, and participated as a reviewer in the annual internal quality peer review program. She also participated in an international rotation in Frankfurt, Germany working on a large financial institution.

David A. Brown is a director with KPMG's Audit Committee Institute (ACI), based in Montvale, NJ. Mr. Brown has worked with the ACI on audit committee and audit governance issues since 2003, authoring white papers on audit committee oversight practices and trends. Since joining KPMG LLP (U.S.) in 1998, he has served in various communications and editorial roles supporting the firm's Audit, Tax, Advisory, and Industry practices. Prior to joining KPMG LLP (U.S.), Mr. Brown served as a speechwriter in the administration of New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, as a policy analyst for the New Jersey State Legislature, and as a managing editor for a group of local weekly newspapers in New Jersey.

Patrick A. Lee joined KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute (ACI) in 2004, after practicing law for more than 25 years. He began his legal career as a tax attorney with a major Ohio law firm, and subsequently served in various legal capacities for Verizon Communications and its predecessor companies, Bell Atlantic and Nynex Corporation. At various points in his legal career, Mr. Lee served as General Counsel for the Nynex Telecommunications Group, and as Associate General Counsel for Bell Atlantic and Verizon, during which time his responsibilities included corporate governance, regulatory, and commercial law matters.

Anne C. Zavarella, a senior manager, joined KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute (ACI) in September 2008 after eight years in the Audit practice of KPMG’s Information, Communications & Entertainment line of business in Chicago, specializing in electronics and software. During her career, Ms. Zavarella also supported the firm’s client care initiative, served as primary campus recruiter for the Columbus Audit practice, and participated in the National Instructor program and Audit Quality Performance and Compliance Program.

Jeremy C Hellwig, a senior manager, joined KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute (ACI) in June 2009 after nine years in the Audit practice of KPMG’s Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals line of business in Kansas City and Tamp, specializing in not-for-profit healthcare. During his career, Mr. Hellwig also participated in the National Instructor program and Audit Quality Performance and Compliance Program.