Ana Amato
Ana Amato is the market leader for Atlanta at Protiviti, a global management consulting firm. She is passionate about leading strategic initiatives around onboarding, integration, and company culture and is also a member of the North America Quality Risk Management committee for the firm. In her client delivery capacity, she has over 20 years of experience in financial, operational, and compliance audits, process and controls, and due diligence reviews. Ana has is also a subject matter expert in enterprise risk assessments and has extensive Board reporting experience.
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Jamie Amos
Jamie Amos is a Senior Manager in the Consulting Practice at Forvis Mazars. With more than 25 years of experience, including internal audit, fraud prevention and detection, risk management, financial management, project management, and higher education. He focuses on helping organizations thrive to reach their highest potential. Before joining Forvis Mazars, Jamie worked for the City of Atlanta for many years, including in the Internal Audit department, and currently works as a part-time professor at Georgia State University.
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Laura Breda
Laura Breda, Senior Manager, Internal Audit at AGCO Corporation, is an audit team leader with over 17 years of experience leading global financial, operational, and compliance audits. She began her career in Brazil and relocated to the United States in 2014, bringing a global perspective to her work. Known for her collaborative approach and analytical strength, she partners closely with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize initiatives that enhance control environments and align with organizational goals. Her adaptability and focus on deliverables enable her to thrive in dynamic and ever-changing environments.
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Durran Dunn
An award-winning CPA, Durran has been recognized by Forbes as a Top CPA in America, A Best-In-State (GA), the AICPA as Outstanding CPA, and have received multiple 40 Under 40 awards. He brings decades of experience as a trusted advisor with a comprehensive background in both public accounting and leadership roles within industry, he combines a solutions-driven, pragmatic approach to solving business challenges. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), specializing in compliance and risk advisory services for both publicly traded and privately held organizations. His expertise spans a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, technology, media, entertainment, and healthcare.
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Miles Hitchcock
Miles is the Director of Product Marketing at Diligent, bringing nearly a decade of experience in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). He has held roles across software consulting, product management, and product marketing, helping organizations maximize the value of GRC technology to drive performance, strengthen assurance, and reach new levels of strategic impact.
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Steve Jackson
Steve Jackson is a Principal in EY’s Risk Consulting practice. With 20 years in the risk and compliance space, Steve has helped numerous clients build and maintain effective Internal Audit and Risk functions and navigate through periods of significant disruption. Steve regularly advises how teams can address challenges related to IA's mandate, people model, and operations, and how functions can stay nimble and relevant in the face of geopolitical uncertainty and rapid changes in risk profiles
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Jamey Loupe
Jamey is the Sikich Risk practice leader with more than 20 years of experience leading and organizing IT audit and IT Security teams and projects. He has provided IT audit and advisory services to various Fortune 500 and mid-size multinational companies in multiple industries. Prior to joining Sikich, Jamey worked in the IT Internal Audit and IT Security functions for Technology, Oil & Gas, and Construction companies and with several large firms. Jamey has further experience in Information Technology Standards & Governance, IT Risk Assessments, AI Governance and Risk Management, Cloud Security and Governance, and Disaster Recover Planning.
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Pat Noll
Pat Noll, Director of the Corporate Audit Department at Delta Air Lines, is a distinguished leader with over 16 years of expertise in internal auditing and risk management across various industries. In his current role, Pat oversees a dynamic team responsible for IT Operational Audit, Digital and Audit Analytics, IT SOX, Audit Tool development, and Innovation. His strategic approach emphasizes optimizing internal audit processes through Agile methodology, controls automation, and innovative techniques. Pat works closely with senior leadership, stakeholders, and client teams to ensure that the internal audit framework propels the business forward while minimizing costs.
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Mike Varney
Mike Varney is a Partner in Crowe’s Consulting practice with over 20 years of experience in Financial and Operational Risk management. He is currently focused supporting clients within the Life Sciences Bio Pharma, Medical Device, and Cannabis industry sectors. Mike has worked with clients in the development and transformation of their Internal Audit departments, as well as their Internal Control environments, and addressing risks within the supply chain structures. He also published various whitepapers, has set on multiple committees within professional organizations at the national and local levels (IIA), and is a frequent speaker on Internal Audit and how it can add value to organizations. He most recently served as the Chairman of The IIA's North American Board and sat on The IIA’s Global Board. In his tenure on The IIA Boards he has served on the Finance and Audit Committees.
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Damon Work
Damon is a founding Partner of Formos Consulting and is a leader in risk and advisory services. He is a leader of the Firm’s Risk and & Advisory services line. He has 20+ years of combined consulting experience. He serves as the audit executive lead for two publicly traded companies. He has led numerous internal audit engagements for a number of public and large privately held companies including fraud investigations, ERM program development, claims reviews, information security reviews and many others.
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Sargon Youmara
Sargon Youmara, CPA, is a principal with over 30 years of extensive experience in audit and management services. He is the global practice leader for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and internal audit quality assurance reviews (QAR) within Sikich’s Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) consulting practice. Sargon has a deep understanding of financial reporting, project management, business process improvement, and risk management.
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