Dennis J. McGowan is the vice president, Professional Practice and Anti-Fraud Initiatives at the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ). He leads regulatory and policy strategies that foster high-quality performance by public company auditors. McGowan’s duties include leading a team of audit executives to advance technical and policy-oriented projects to identify, develop, and seek consensus on issues affecting the public company auditing profession. McGowan is also responsible for overseeing the CAQ’s anti-fraud initiatives. This includes engaging with senior leaders across the financial reporting ecosystem, drafting comment letter responses to regulators, developing thought leadership publications, and responding to technical inquiries. Before joining the CAQ, he spent a decade at PwC, where he specialized in auditing clients in the financial services industry. McGowan also serves as a board member of Annapolis Pride.