MANAGING PARTNER, KPMG ORANGE COUNTY
WHY: Longtime leader of the third largest accounting firm in Orange County where he oversees around 500 employees. Since 2004, an SEC reviewing partner, giving him responsibility for managing companies through the registration and periodic reporting requirements of the SEC.
NOTABLE: Currently serving on the Dean’s Advisory Board for San Diego State University’s Fowler Business School and the boards at United Way of Orange County and Discovery Science Center.
QUOTABLE: “Like businesses around the globe, companies in Orange County are increasingly facing threats from hackers gaining access to customer information, taking down IT systems and often making demands for ransom payments.”
