Speaker
Jeff Markert
CPA
Partner
KPMG LLP
Jeff is a partner with more than 30 years of experience serving state and local governments. Jeff currently works in KPMG's Audit Quality and Professional Practice (AQPP) in New York City. In this role, he devotes significant time to emerging issues related to governments, including working with GASB and AICPA in the development and implementation of new standards and providing technical assistance and training to KPMG personnel throughout the United States. Jeff is also involved in drafting KPMG's responses to the AICPA, GASB, OMB and GAO on proposed accounting and auditing literature. Jeff currently serves on the AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel. Prior to joining KPMG's AQPP, Jeff spent 20 years in KPMG's Chicago office and was the practice leader for KPMG's Midwest public sector audit group. In this role, Jeff was responsible for government and not-for-profit audit services and also served as the engagement partner for many of their larger and more complex clients.