Chris Wright, from Protiviti’s New York office, is the firm-wide leader of Protiviti’s Financial Reporting Remediation and Compliance group. Chris is also the Regional Managing Director for Protiviti’s Northeastern United States region. He has thirty years of experience serving clients as an external auditor, including 6 years as a partner at two global accounting firms (Arthur Andersen and KPMG), and as an internal auditor and financial reporting risk consultant. At Protiviti, Chris has provided significant assistance to companies applying new accounting standards, including revenue recognition and leases, executing restatements, responding to regulatory inquiries and conducting other financial investigations. Chris also leads internal audit out-sourcing and co-sourcing, Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and risk compliance services. Chris earned his Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Accounting from Franciscan University and a Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Quinnipiac University. He serves on the boards of several charitable, civic, educational and business organizations. His work in Financial Reporting Remediation and Compliance has also involved a significant commitment to public speaking and the development and delivery of internal and external training.