August 28, 2026
One of my great regrets from my years as president and CEO of The Institute of Internal Auditors is that we never persuaded either major U.S. […]
August 3, 2026
I wrote my first blog about FIFA in 2015, right after the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a sweeping corruption indictment against the organization’s top officials. […]
July 27, 2026
The rotational chief audit executive (CAE) model has been generating spirited debate within the internal audit profession for more than two decades. I have written and […]
July 20, 2026
We have all been there – suddenly finding ourselves working for an “ethically compromised” leader. Days seem like weeks. Weeks feel like years. Sometimes we carry […]
June 1, 2026
Recent headlines involving the unanimous vote by the board of BP to remove its chairman serve as a stark reminder that governance risks do not stop […]
April 22, 2026
Internal auditors occupy a vantage point in the enterprise few others share. We often see risk as it emerges, not after its effects have become evident. […]
February 8, 2026
I have spent decades serving on and for boards and their audit committees around the world. I believe most directors want to do the right thing. […]
January 26, 2026
I have long argued that courage is vital to effective internal auditing. Integrity and objectivity matter, but courage determines whether internal auditors ultimately serve their stakeholders. […]
September 2, 2025
I have been sharing my perspectives about organizational culture for more than a decade. In a partnership with AuditBoard, my colleague Sandro Boeri and I recently […]
August 4, 2025
If you ask almost any chief audit executive (CAE) whether they have the full support of their audit committee, the answer will almost always be “yes.” […]