GEORGE S. WILLIE

George S. Willie has over 20 years of varied public accounting experience. His area of expertise includes significant engagements on internal control reviews for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. He has led major healthcare regulatory compliance engagements for the State of Maryland, the District of Columbia government, Department of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Finance Administration). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), a member of the Board of Examiners – CPA Examination and AICPA’s Benevolent Fund. He also serves on the U.S. Government Accountability Office Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards.  In 2005, Mr. Willie was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Practitioners by CPA Magazine. Accounting Today has previously given him a similar recognition. His reputation is widely known and he has testified before various regulatory and legislative bodies on many significant accounting and auditing issues. He has been a frequent speaker at numerous forums on the challenges affecting the accounting profession.  A former assistant professor of accounting at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, Mr. Willie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree (magna cum laude) in accounting from Howard University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in finance from The American University.