The Vanderbilt MAcc program has an established committee of accounting industry leaders that serve as advisers for the program. The committee members work closely with the Owen faculty and administrators and provide mentoring, internship and career opportunities to the Vanderbilt MAcc students.
Thomas Aaron
Tennessee Managing Partner
Deloitte & Touche
Nashville, Tennessee
Tom has over 22 years of experience providing audit and accounting, consulting and tax services to health care and insurance entities. His experience includes assistance in health system formation, initial public offerings, acquisition and divestiture due diligence for financial and strategic buyers (including three $1+ billion health care provider transactions), bankruptcies, litigation support, internal controls and implementation of managed care strategies.
Greg Anglum
Assurance Partner
Grant Thornton
Raleigh, North Carolina
Greg has been practicing in public accounting for 15 years. Prior to joining Grant Thornton LLP, Greg worked for Arthur Andersen LLP. Greg has served a wide array of public and private companies, primarily in the financial services, retail/distribution, life sciences and technology industries. Greg earned both MBA (accounting) and BA (economics) degrees from Vanderbilt.
Stephen Appel
Partner in Charge, People and Operations
Florida Business Unit
KPMG
Orlando, Florida
Steve has been assigned the role of Partner in Charge, People and Operations, of the KPMG combined Florida Business Unit (including San Juan). He devotes most of his time to the areas of banking, manufacturing and high technology. He has more than 27 years of experience with KPMG in the United States and Mexico.
James Brady
Regional Managing Partner - Audit/Risk Services, Southeast Region
Deloitte & Touche
Atlanta, Georgia
Jim is the Regional Managing Partner of the Southeast Region Audit practice, which includes 20 offices stretching from Baltimore to San Juan to Memphis. Jim has more than 25 years of accounting and professional services experience, with expertise in SEC financial reporting, including public debt and equity offerings knowledge.
David Costello
President and CEO
NASBA
Nashville, Tennessee
David serves as President and CEO of NASBA, a voluntary organization of the 54 boards of accountancy in the United States and its territories. These boards are responsible for the licensing of certified public accountants nationwide, as well as monitoring the continuing competence of their licensees through continuing education and practice review programs.
Sam DeVane
Managing Partner
Ernst & Young
Nashville, Tennessee
Sam has over 25 years of public accounting experience serving clients throughout the Southeast, including 13 years as an audit partner. The majority of Sam's career has involved service to clients in the Retail and Consumer Products (RCP) sector, including numerous manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Sam has significant experience coordinating services for SEC registrants and services related to major transactions.
Michael Emmert
Executive Vice President & Senior Managing Director
Navigant Consulting
Chicago, Illinois
Mike, a CPA, has spent over 31 years assisting clients and counsel with the accounting, financial and business aspects of complex business conflicts. He has worked on false claims act matters (qui tam), fraud investigations, financial reporting investigations and other forensic matters, and has broad experience in merger and acquisition disputes, including acting as an arbitrator and damages expert.
Michael Hamilton
Chief Learning & Development Officer – Americas
Ernst & Young
Irvine, California
Michael leads Ernst & Young’s learning and development organization in its mission to provide world-class growth opportunities for its 28,000 people in North and South America. Each year, the firm delivers over 3,500 courses, issues 1.5 million continuing education hours and deploys numerous executive development and feedback programs.
Randy Laszewski
Managing Partner
KPMG
Nashville, Tennessee
As Nashville managing partner, Randy directs the activities of the assurance engagement teams, reviews engagement results and conclusions, and determines the contents of the accountants’ report. For over 24 years he has provided a full range of audit services for a variety of clients, including large publicly held corporations, banks, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and retail companies. Prior to joining KPMG, Randy was assistant controller of the Coca Cola Financial Corporation.
Sridhar Ramamoorti
Partner – National Corporate Governance Group
Grant Thornton
Chicago, Illinois
Sri has a blended academic-practitioner background and has over 20 years of auditing, consulting and academic experience. Sri provides technical consultation on Sarbanes Oxley, professional standards, financial reporting and auditing matters, and anti-fraud programs and controls. As part of the firm’s thought leadership initiatives in corporate governance and accountability, he publishes in research and professional journals, represents the firm at professional organizations such as the AAA, IIA and NACD, helps design in-house professional development programs and mentors younger professionals.
Dion Sheidy
Managing Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Nashville, Tennessee
Dion will be the partner in charge of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Nashville Office and Health Care Advisory Practice. Dion has extensive experience in delivering services to clients within the health care and health insurance industries. Dion’s engagements include providing services to integrated health care delivery systems, health maintenance organizations, dental maintenance organizations, indemnity insurers, health care institutions and case management and utilization review companies.
Emeritus Board Members
Russ Dawson
Southeast Sub Area Risk & Advisory Service
Leader: Assurance & Advisory Business Services
Ernst & Young
Atlanta, Georgia
