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Leavey School of Business Santa Clara University
Department ofAccounting

Advisory Board

Advisory Board
Photo credit: Bryce Otsuka (Accounting '23)

The SCU Accounting Advisory Board is a group of business leaders and accounting professionals who provide advice to the Accounting Department to better prepare our students for career challenges.

The Board meets each quarter to discuss business and employment trends, assess program objectives, and advise the department on proposals to continuously improve the accounting curriculum to best serve the needs of our students.

Our advisory board includes the following individuals:

Joe Allanson

Executive Vice President, Finance Environmental, Social & Governance,
Salesforce
BSC '85
Joined 2015

Brian Baer

Emeritus
BSC '85
Joined 2018

Stephen Baroni

Partner,
Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP
BSC '89
Joined 2000

Alison Barr

Partner,
KPMG
BSC '03
Joined 2021

Richard Bellucci

Partner,
Burr Pilger Mayer, LLP
Joined 2010

Lewis Chew

Emeritus
BSC '84
Joined 1996

Trevor Gillespie

Partner,
Moss Adams, LLP
Joined 2016

Jack Lazar

Vice President of Accounting Advisory Board
Board, Box (BOX), Global Foundries (GFS), Resideo (REZI) and thredUP (TDUP)
BSC '87
Joined 2016

Jim Lynch

CFO, Cal Water
BSC '83
Joined 1999-2010, 2017

Joseph Maglione

Emeritus
BSC '77
Joined 1988

Ricardo Martinez

Partner,
Forvis Mazars
BSC '98
Joined 2021

Mike McAndrews

Partner,
Abbott, Stringham & Lynch
BSC '75
Joined 1992-2001, 2014

David Murdock

Partner,
Grant Thornton LLP
Joined 2024

Ian Nasman

Partner,
Deloitte
BSC '00
Joined 2024

Jeff Nishita

Partner,
Novogradac & Company, LLP
MBA '00
Joined 2017

Bill O'Brien

Emeritus
B.A. '70
Joined 2014

Jeff Osorio

Managing CFO,
Engine Room
BSC '78, MBA '84
Joined 2006

Kat Parineh

Partner,
Ernst & Young, LLP
BSC '07
Joined 2024

Lindsey Piziali

President of Accounting Advisory Board
Partner, PwC
BSC '02
Joined 2016

 

Kevin Reagan

Partner,
RSM
BSC '83
Joined 2011

Jim Sepe

Emeritus Board Member
BSC '69
Joined 2018

Matt Sepe

Chief Accounting Officer, Lumentum
BSC '98
Joined 2022

Erika Shuper

Partner,
Baker Tilly

BSC '07
Joined 2024

Nicole Truesdale

Managing Director,
Accenture
BSC '10
Joined 2020

Stephanie Tsiagkas

Partner,
Sensiba LLP
BSC '96
Joined 2008