Speaker's Bio: Mark S. Beasley is the Director of the Enterprise Risk Management Initiative and a Professor in the Department of Accounting at North Carolina State University where he teaches auditing courses in the undergraduate and masters programs. He currently is serving as a member of the board for the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (widely known at COSO) and is Past-President of the American Accounting Association’s Auditing Section. Mark has previously served on several national task forces and working groups, including the Auditing Standards Board SAS No. 99 Fraud Task Force and the advisory board for The Conference Board’s research about board of director responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on ERM, internal controls, and corporate governance, including audit committee practices. He is the co-author of auditing-related textbooks, casebooks, and CPE training materials. Prior to beginning his career at NC State, Mark served as a Technical Manager in the Audit and Attest Division of the AICPA and as an Audit Manager in the Nashville, Tennessee office of Ernst & Young. He received a BS in accounting from Auburn University and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.