Quality Audits Protect People: A Conversation With PCAOB Chair Erica Williams

Chris and Kurt sit down with Erica Williams, Chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Chair Williams talks about her journey to the Chair’s office, the PCAOB’s rulemaking agenda, and the role of PCAOB inspections and enforcement. She also shares key takeaways from the PCAOB’s 2023 Annual Inspection Reports and a new staff Spotlight publication, which provides an overview of staff observations from the 2023 inspections. Finally, Chair Williams details steps the Board has taken to make the PCAOB a better place to work, and some of the items on her to-do list in her next term as Chair.

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