Speaker

Dennis McGowan

Dennis McGowan, CPA is the Vice President, Professional Practice 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. 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.

Before joining the CAQ, Mr. McGowan spent a decade at PwC, where he specialized in auditing clients in the financial services industry.
Mr. McGowan is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Pennsylvania, and he holds a BS in Business Administration from La Salle University.