About Us
The USC SEC and Financial Reporting Institute brings together policy makers, academic scholars, and business and accounting executives to facilitate purposeful discussion on current, complex economic and financial issues. Through its signature annual conference, sponsored research, and topical workshops and roundtables, the Institute supports professional and business leaders with strategic insights and diverse perspectives for informed, ethical decision making.
The SEC and Financial Reporting Conference provides an annual West Coast forum for interaction between business and accounting executives, as well as policy setters from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The conference regularly attracts the foremost industry thought leaders and financial executives across the nation.
FINANCIAL EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL
The USC SEC and Financial Reporting Institute partners with Financial Executives International (“FEI”) to co-present the annual conference. In the first year of this collaboration, the 2024 conference drew nearly 700 attendees – more than doubling participation compared to the previous year.
The Institute will continue its relationship with FEI in 2025, working to deliver an even more impactful conference with enriched content, notable speakers, and a growing audience.
SEC and Financial Reporting Institute Advisory Council
Tony Aaron, Institute Director
Professor of the Practice of Accounting
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
John White, Chair
Partner, Chair, Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Tom Barbieri
Partner-Chief Accountant
PwC
Randy Beatty
Professor of Accounting
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Denny Beresford
Executive-in-Residence
J. M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
Paul Beswick
Partner-National Office
EY
Andy Call
Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting
Alan Casden Dean's Chair
Professor of Accounting
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Paul Chen
Partner-Los Angeles Assurance Leader
EY
Mark DeFond
Associate Dean
A. N. Mosich Chair in Accounting and Professor of Accounting
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Anthony Ferguson
Partner
BDO
Elaine Harwood
Senior Vice President
Cornerstone Research
William Holder
Professor of Accounting
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Cathy Hyodo
Los Angeles Office Managing Partner
Grant Thornton
Kristen Jaconi
Executive Director, Peter Arkley Institute for Risk Management, USC Marshall School of Business
Associate Professor of the Practice, USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Zoe-Vonna Palmrose
Professor Emeritus of Accounting
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Lori Smith
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
Professor of Clinical Accounting
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Norm Strauss
Professor
CUNY - Baruch College
Scott Taub
Managing Director
Financial Reporting Advisors LLC
Kirk Thorell
Partner
PwC
Joe Ucuzoglu
CEO
Deloitte Global
Curt Weller
Audit & Assurance Partner and US Chief Accountant
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Landon Westerlund
Partner-National Office
KPMG
Emeritus
Jerry Arnold
Professor Emeritus of Accounting
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Chris Cox
Chairman (Former)
SEC
Christine Davine
National Managing Partner, Audit & Assurance, Quality, Risk & Regulatory
Deloitte
Scott Farber
Director Strategic Growth Markets
Grant Thornton
Greg Jonas
PCAOB
Director of Research
Dave Kaplan
Partner (Retired)
PwC
Paul Kepple
Partner
PwC
Roger Molvar
Director
PacWest Bancorp
Pat Niemann
EY Americas Audit Committee Forum Leader
EY
Chuck Noski
CFO (Retired)
Bank of America
Herb Perlmutter
Partner (Retired), Deloitte
Adjunct Professor, USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Tom Ryan
Partner (Retired), PwC
Adjunct Professor (Retired), USC Leventhal School of Accounting
John Stewart
Managing Director
Financial Reporting Advisors LLC
Dave Sullivan
Partner
Deloitte
Jim Talevich
Audit Committee Chair
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