Speaker

Margot Cella

Margot Cella is Vice President, Research and Anti-Fraud Initiatives at the CAQ. She chairs the Anti-Fraud Collaboration (AFC) Working Group, comprised of representatives from the associations whose members comprise the financial reporting supply chain: Financial Executives International, The Institute of Internal Auditors, and the National Association of Corporate Directors. She has been responsible for developing resources for the AFC, including case studies, webcasts, and reports on topics such as corporate culture, SEC enforcement matters, fraud risk, as well as complex accounting issues and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR).
 
Margot also manages the activities of the CAQ’s Research Advisory Board which provides support for independent scholarly academic research through two grant programs. She is responsible for development of program content and execution of the CAQ’s annual symposium, bringing together senior practice leaders and auditing professors to engage in discussions about key issues of importance to the public accounting profession.
 
Prior to joining the CAQ, Margot focused on the consumer goods, retail, pharmaceutical, and automotive industries as the Global Research Lead for the Products Group at Accenture LLP.
 
Margot received an MS in biostatistics from Georgetown University.