Anna is the partner in charge of Grant Thornton LLP's independence and ethical standards. She is currently managing over 100 professionals in the U.S. and Bangalore, India who conduct research, perform relationship checking for audit and nonaudit services and business relationships, monitor personal compliance, and consult on independence and ethics matters. She has been involved with the AICPA Ethics Division in various capacities, such as serving on Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) task forces, over the last eight years. Anna has been appointed as a PEEC member since 2015 and has recently been appointed as PEEC Chair (for 2023/2024). Anna has 30 years of experience in the accounting/auditing profession. She has been in public accounting since 1993. She has provided professional services (audit and internal audit) to both private and public companies. She joined Grant Thornton LLP in 2002 as an experienced audit manager in the Chicago Audit Practice, serving professional service firms and private manufacturing companies. In 2005, she joined the Independence and Ethical Standards Group. One of her functions is consultation with the firm's partners and professionals on various independence and ethics matters, including conflict of interest issues, involving them and firm clients. She also works closely with other internal client serving groups on firm initiatives relating to independence and ethics. She oversees the development and maintenance of the firm's independence and ethics resources, publications, and training. Anna actively supports the firm's senior leadership, from an independence and conflict of interest perspective, in its merger and acquisitions activities. Subsequent to completion of firm acquisitions, she provides support to incoming partners and professionals. This includes consultation on personal compliance matters and relationship checking assistance. It also involves additional training in independence and ethics issues (e.g. the performance of nonaudit services for audit clients and their affiliates) and guidance in restructuring services, when possible, to ensure their continuation. Anna is regarded as an expert in independence and ethics within our firm. Independence partners and professionals from other accounting firms, including Grant Thornton member firms, contact her for independence guidance.