Doug started his career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen in 1990 and became a licensed CPA. He has earned the Certified in Financial Forensics, the Chartered Global Management Accountant, and the Certified Fraud Examiner designations.
Doug has 30 years of global forensic accounting and higher education expertise. He performs internal investigations at Stanford University, conducts royalty audits, and testifies as an expert in accounting matters. Doug has 18 years of experience with the “Big 4” accounting firms, and has run a successful forensic accounting practice since 2008.
Doug joined AUTM in the mid-1990s while performing royalty audits for Stanford, MIT, FSU, and other research institutions. Doug has served on the Finance, Membership, and Audit Committees, and presented royalty audit topics at the Annual Meeting.
Doug has knowledge and skills related to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.