Speaking
My speaking style is energetic, full of examples and anecdotes from a rich and varied career, irreverent, and no-holds-barred. Presentations embrace diversity and multiculturalism and can include stories of my experience as a female executive in Latin America and as an expatriate. I customize every presentation to address the audience at hand and can present in English or Spanish.
Speaking Engagements/ConferencesJanuary 1, 2020 - 5:45 amI’m done traveling until 2020 when I’ll attend the AAA-Audit Section meeting in Houston in January. See you there!
My take on the latest at the PCAOB and KPMGNovember 3, 2019 - 2:16 pmIn Episode 449 of the FCPA Compliance Report, I spoke with Tom Fox to discuss the current status of the KPMG defendants and what their conduct means for the audit profession going forward.
Update: Botta v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Case 3:18-cv-02615-RSJune 30, 2019 - 5:42 pmA judge denied PwC’s motion for summary judgement. The case goes to trial in October. Mauro Botta brought an action in district court in California against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP alleging that PwC wrongfully terminated him in retaliation for a whistleblower complaint he made to the Securities and Exchange Commission about PwC’s auditing practices. There’s been a lot written about the case, which is ongoing.
An SEC Fine for KPMG in the PCAOB Data Theft Scandal and Another Horrible RevelationJune 26, 2019 - 8:33 am“Innovation demands risk-taking… which, in turn, entails redefining failure, stripping away its power to inhibit.” Chairman and CEO of KPMG Lynne Doughtie
Teaching
Francine McKenna is currently an Adjunct Professor at the American University Kogod School of Business. She gives guest lectures at colleges and universities worldwide.
About Francine McKenna
Since 2006, McKenna has been an investigative reporter and feature writer for publications including Dow Jones MarketWatch, Forbes, American Banker, Financial Times, Chicago Booth Review, the Pro-Market blog of the University of Chicago’s Stigler Center, Accounting Today, and Boston Review.
The Dig
Francine McKenna digs into accounting, audit and corporate governance issues at public and pre-IPO companies.