Mary Pat McCarthy is the Executive Director of KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute and a US Vice Chair. She is a member of the Firm’s Operations Committee and Client Care Council. 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. Her background has given her extensive experience with public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Mary Pat serves as the Account Executive on six of the Firm’s largest clients.

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.

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 an associate 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 in the areas of risk management, accounting judgments and estimates, internal controls/S-O 404, oversight of auditors, and overall audit committee effectiveness. 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.

Cynthia A. Elkins, a senior manager, joined KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute (ACI) in September 2008 after ten years in the Audit practice of KPMG’s Information, Communications & Entertainment and Higher Education lines of business. In addition to her work with clients, Ms. Elkins has participated in our National Instructor program and Training and Methodology Team, and she has been a reviewer in the Audit Quality Performance and Compliance Program.

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.