Holly is a Managing Director within the Forensic and Investigations group of BDO
Advisory, a division of BDO USA, LLP. She is a Certified Public Accountant with over 20
years of experience that has achieved the accounting trifecta: Big Four auditor, Fortune
500 financial statement preparer and 10+ years as a financial regulator. Most recently,
Holly served as Assistant Director in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission leading market intelligence operations.
At the SEC, Holly played a critical role in the creation and maturation of a foundational
SEC Enforcement group that evaluates 100K+ tips and Suspicious Activity Reports per
year. She led teams of accountants and attorneys that performed expert analysis of
accounting, disclosure, and auditor conduct whistleblower tips which resulted in the
opening of investigations and examinations.
Holly has served on the SEC’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Task Force,
partnered closely with the Financial Reporting and Audit (FRAud) Group, collaborated
with numerous financial regulators and self-regulatory organizations such as the PCAOB
and FINRA, and worked in tandem with the agency’s Bank Secrecy Act Group.
During her tenure at the SEC Holly received several awards including the SEC
Enforcement Directors Award (twice) and recognition from the FBI for “furthering
collaboration and cooperation” between the two agencies. Holly’s forensic accounting,
financial reporting and whistleblower experience has deepened and evolved in
conjunction with major U.S. regulatory efforts, i.e., Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, and
the JOBS Act. Leveraging her numerous prior experiences with regulation
implementation, Holly is acutely positioned to assist with litigation risk mitigation efforts
and investigations as organizations and their counsels navigate the myriad of new and
evolving regulations, including ESG reporting.
Senior leaders across the public and private sectors trust Holly to deliver in high-impact
situations that are under intense regulatory scrutiny. In addition to her accounting
acumen, Holly is known for her agility, resilience, and intrinsic ability to leverage data
to formulate defensible conclusions. She has significant experience evaluating
accounting issues, internal controls, and the application of U.S. GAAP and the associated
disclosures for revenue recognition, variable interest entities, related party transactions,
accounts receivable and related reserves, contingencies, investments, goodwill, and
asset impairments. Additionally, Holly has unparallel experience in whistleblower
investigations and retaliation claims related to Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank.