Driving Change to Achieve Independent and High-Quality Audits

Keynote Address: Jeanette M. Franzel

Jeanette M. Franzel was appointed to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in February 2012. She is a CPA, an MBA, a certified government financial manager, a certified internal auditor, and a certified management accountant. Early in her career, Franzel worked as an elementary school teacher in South America and then with a small CPA firm. Prior to joining the board, she worked at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for 22 years, rising to the position of managing director. In this position, Franzel supervised management and auditing issues across the federal government. In addition, she oversaw the updating and issuing of the GAO's Governing Auditing Standards from 2003 to 2012. In 2010, Franzel received the International Achievement Award from the Association of Government Accountants, and, in 2011, she received both the GAO Distinguished Service Award and the AICPA Outstanding CPA in Government Award.