Our board

Tim Ryan is US Chair and Senior Partner of PwC after being elected to a second four-year term beginning July 1, 2020. Tim is responsible for leading the culture and setting the tone on quality for the US firm and its approximately 55,000 employees and partners. Prior to his role as Chair and Senior Partner, Tim served as Vice Chair and Markets, Strategy and Stakeholders Leader.

Tim serves on the US Board of Partners and Principals as well as the Network Leadership Team, which includes the senior partners from the network’s four largest territories. He also serves as Asia Pacific Americas (APA) Leader and drives activity in that region. He plays an active role in the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ), a non-partisan and non-profit group dedicated to enhancing investor confidence and public trust in the global capital markets. He also serves on the Financial Accounting Foundation’s Board of Trustees and as a member of its Standard-Setting Process Oversight Committee.

In addition, Tim worked with a small group of CEOs to launch CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ — now the largest ever CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace, with more than 1,000 signatory organizations.

Tim has over 30 years of diversified experience serving clients in the financial services industry in the US and internationally. He is a certified public accountant in Massachusetts and New York and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He graduated from Babson College where he studied accounting and communications, and joined the firm after graduation.

Mike serves as the Lead Director of the US Board for a two-year term that began on July 1, 2019.  Mike has more than 30 years of M&A experience serving some of PwC’s largest global clients, primarily in the Private Equity sector. He is PwC’s Northeast Advisory leader. His work in the community includes serving as treasurer for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and board member (emeritus) of Junior Achievement. In addition to his service on the US Board, he serves on the network’s Global Board.

Jane is an Advisory partner based in Northern California. For 25 years she has supported clients in North America, leveraging technology to advise on corporate information and data assets including governance strategy and execution; balancing data “risk and reward” considerations; legal and regulatory response and operational matters; and alignment with long-term growth, enterprise risk, and corporate culture.

As a dedicated client service partner, Jane serves clients across all sectors, but focuses primarily on Technology and Utilities. Jane is an Advisory Board member for UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Center for Financial Reporting and Management.

Tom has over 30 years of experience serving multinational technology clients, with nearly 20  years spent working with public and venture backed businesses in Silicon Valley. Tom serves as the global engagement partner for one of our largest technology clients and as senior relationship partner for several multinational companies.

Previously, Tom served as the US leader of the Technology Industry practice. In this role, he developed, provided and led the practice's professional services across Assurance, Tax and Advisory for this dynamic industry. He was involved with developing the firm's strategic points of view on the trends in the technology industry and broader marketplace and launched the firm's Digital Transformation Initiative. In addition to his service on the US Board, Tom serves on the PwC network's Global Board.

Don is the Advisory leader for PwC's East Region, providing leadership and support to enable growth across the markets and clients in the region. He has over 30 years of experience in professional services leading and growing businesses in the firm and consulting with clients in the areas of business transformation, digital, strategy, technology, and business process improvement. Over his career, Don has served clients across a variety of industries and currently specializes in serving clients in the technology and government contracting sectors. Don serves on the Board of Trustees for Howard University, the Board of Trustees for the McDonogh School, and the National Board of INROADs, Inc.

Len is an Assurance partner in the Philadelphia office with over 25 years of public accounting experience serving audit and non-audit multinational companies. He also serves as PwC's Global Assurance COO, focusing on helping to execute key network Assurance strategic priorities. Prior to his current roles, Len was PwC's Chief Auditor and the firm's Auditing Services, Methods & Tools leader, overseeing all auditing and related training functions with the firm's National Office.

Tyson has over 25 years of Advisory experience servicing public and private companies across numerous industries. He is the PwC Consumer Markets Leader, Central Market Advisory leader, the US Private Company Services Advisory leader as well as the US Consumer Markets Digital, Technology & Innovation leader. Tyson specializes in  helping clients optimize their investments in technology, drive successful business integration, and deliver strategic business value through transformation. He serves on the Executive Board of Junior Achievement of Chicago and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, the Executive Club of Chicago and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

With over 20 years of experience consulting to large complex global companies and private equity firms, Carrie leads PwC’s Workforce of the Future platform. She helps organizations develop and implement strategies to optimize the impact of the technological, social and demographic trends on their workforce strategy, workforce performance and experience, and workforce environment. Carrie is an actuary and dedicated client service partner.

Scott works extensively with companies in the Private Equity Sector and serves as the lead relationship partner for some of the firm's largest global clients. He has more than 25 years of experience working with our Deals Practice as a financial reporting advisor to US and non-US companies planning transactions in national and international capital markets. Areas of expertise include IPOs, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-out financial statements and other deal-related financial reporting. In addition to his US experience, he has lived and worked in Europe, South America and Asia. Scott serves on the College of William & Mary Business School Accounting Board.

Bernadette has over 30 years of experience in the Financial Services industry, residing in four offices over the span of her career -- New York, Boston, Tokyo and Atlanta. Bernadette is the PwC Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) leader, Sector Assurance leader of our AWM practice in the US and the global engagement partner for one of our largest global AWM  clients. Bernadette has been a member of the US Board’s Nominating Committee, the managing partner for the Financial Services Catalyst Program and the Northeast diversity leader. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston and serves on their Finance Committee.

One of three external directors serving on the US Board, Carlos is the Executive Chairman of EmPath, a tech startup that uses machine learning to identify employee skills. He served as US Secretary of Commerce from 2005 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. Prior to that, he spent nearly 30 years with Kellogg Company in various global roles, including Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Carlos also serves on the boards of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and MetLife, and several non-profit boards including the National Foreign Trade Council.

Dave joined PwC in 2005 and has nearly 30 years of consulting and executive management experience. He has served as global engagement partner on one of our largest banking clients from 2014 to present. From 2017 to 2019, Dave also served as PwC’s Global Banking & Capital Markets Sector leader. He also has extensive experience in private industry, having served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for a large regional bank. Dave brings together his knowledge of technology, industry practices, business and financial processes to deliver projects that enhance business growth and improve performance for his clients.

Jennifer is a Tax partner in the San Francisco office with more than 24 years of public accounting experience and currently serves as the lead Tax partner for one of our largest private equity clients. In addition to working in our Atlanta and McLean offices, she spent 16 years in PwC's National Tax Office, where she consulted with many of our largest clients as one of our leading experts on complex tax accounting method issues. She served as chair of one of the AICPA's Technical Resource Panels and currently serves on the Accounting Advisory Board for Washington & Lee University as well as the School of Accountancy Board of Advisors at Brigham Young University. She is also the treasurer for the Orinda Network for Education.

Jim has more than 30 years of experience serving PwC clients across industries including the Financial Services practice. He formerly led PwC’s Central Market, which includes Chicago, Des Moines, Fayetteville, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha, Peoria and St. Louis, and led the firm’s Orange County, Minneapolis and Chicago offices. He is an active member of the Chicago community, and serves on numerous civic and community boards, including Chicago United, the Chicago Urban League, the Economic Club of Chicago, Executives’ Club of Chicago, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, World Business Chicago and Saint Thomas Academy, and is a member of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago and of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

Paula leads PwC’s Governance Insights Center, dedicated to helping directors meet the challenges of their critically important roles. With more than 20 years of experience at PwC, Paula brings extensive knowledge in governance, technical accounting, and SEC and financial reporting matters to her work. She previously served as PwC’s New York Metro Regional Assurance leader — one of the firm’s largest Assurance practices. Prior to that, she was the US and Global Talent leader in charge of the firm’s global strategy in recruiting and talent management.

Brian is the firm’s Tax Quality & Risk Management leader and a member of the Tax Core Leadership Team. After establishing himself as an industry expert in our Washington National Tax Services office (while also serving entertainment and media clients), he left the firm in 2000 to accept a position with the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, a nonpartisan technical advisor to Congress. He returned to PwC in 2004 to lead our Tax Policy Services Group and to serve as a subject matter specialist on partnership and joint venture transactions.

Troy is one of three external directors serving on the US Board. He is the founder of Paredes Strategies LLC, a consulting firm. He served as a Commissioner of the US Securities & Exchange Commission from 2008 to 2013 — throughout the financial crisis and the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. Before his government service and following a career in corporate law, Troy was a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and a professor of business (by courtesy) at Washington University’s Olin Business School. He has also held teaching roles at NYU School of Law, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Harvard Law School.

Vice Admiral (Ret.) Carol Pottenger is one of three external directors serving on the US Board. A woman of many firsts in a 30+ year with the US Navy, she currently serves on private, public and nonprofit boards, including California Water Service Group, Serco North America and the US Navy Memorial Foundation in Washington, DC. Carol is principal and owner of CMP Global LLC, which provides consulting services in organizational transformation, risk assessment, human capital and corporate governance. The first female three-star admiral in American history to lead in a combat branch, Carol was a pioneer throughout her Navy career. She commanded two ships, a logistics force of 30 ships, a Japan-based strike-group of eight ships, and the Expeditionary Force of 40,000 sailors. She was also the senior US Flag Officer responsible for military transformation and sensitive military topics such as counterterrorism and cybersecurity while on assignment with NATO.

Lisa has over 30 years of experience providing audit and business advisory services to clients in the Financial Services industry and she currently serves as the global engagement partner for one of our largest Banking & Capital Markets clients. Lisa's past roles include serving as the New York Metro Financial Services Assurance leader and as the Assurance diversity leader for the US firm. In addition to her service on the US Board, Lisa serves on the PwC network’s Global Board.

With over 30 years of experience in audit and business advisory services, Ignacio serves Consumer & Industrial Products clients headquartered in Mexico, as well as Mexican subsidiaries of global companies. Ignacio was a member of PwC Mexico’s board of partners from 2014 until 2016, when the US and Mexico firms combined their businesses. He also served as leader of the Risk Assurance Mexico practice from 2014 through 2019. He has been a PwC partner since July 2000, and has been providing audit services to multinational companies since 1988.

Ellen is the Advisory leader of the firm’s US Insurance sector, which serves leading insurance companies with their most pressing needs, including enterprise strategy, digital experience, deals, and technology transformation. She has served the insurance industry for over 25 years, across all sub-sectors including life and annuity, property and casualty, and reinsurance. She proudly serves as the global engagement partner for one of the firm's largest insurance clients. Prior to her current role, Ellen was PwC’s Global Insurance Risk & Regulatory leader, advising the firm’s top global insurance clients to help them manage the impact of significant regulatory change on their business operations.