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Scott Showalter

Scott Showalter joined KPMG in 1975 and became a partner in 1986. Currently he is a partner in the Department of Professional Practice—Risk Management. Scott has held several KPMG leadership positions. Prior to his current responsibilities, he was the National Sector Leader (NSL) for KPMG's public sector practice. In the NSL role, Scott was a member of the Firm's Leadership Council, which consists of the top 40 leaders in the Firm that reports to the Office of the Chairman. From 1998 to 2002, Scott served as the national managing partner in charge of the Firm's Assurance & Advisory Services Center (AASC), KPMG's global center of excellence for developing and deploying assurance services, technology tools, and methodologies.

Scott is the co-editor of Warren Gorham and Lamont's monthly newsletter, Government Accounting and Auditing Update. In 2001, he was recognized as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting" by Accounting Today magazine.

Relevant Experience:

• Led development of KPMG's proprietary risk-based audit process for the government/public services segment.
• As leader of AASC, oversaw development of KPMG's audit-enabling technology tools, global risk assessment methodology, and worldwide audit manual.
• Co-founder of KPMG's Audit Committee Institute in 1999 and Assurance Research Institute in 2000.

Education and Professional Affiliations:
Scott is a certified public accountant in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin, and a certified government financial manager. He has been a course instructor for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and former member of the AICPA's governmental accounting and auditing committee. In addition, Scott is a member of the Association of Government Accountants; American Accounting Association, where he is the vice-chairman for practice of the Auditing Section; Government Finance Officers Association; Association of School Business Officials; and the U.S Chamber of Commerce Homeland Security Taskforce.

Scott is a frequent speaker at public services industry and trade group meetings. He has had several articles published by the AICPA Journal of Accountancy and ASBO School of Business Affairs.

Scott is a visiting instructor at the School of Business at the University of Illinois and the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Scott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, summa cum laude, from the University of Richmond. Selected academic honors include: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Omicron Delta Kappa.

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