Chair of Texas State Agency (Texas Public Finance Authority); Corporate Board positions of developed entities as financial expert, including Audit Committees. Chair of the Private Company Council (PCC), established in 2012 by the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) to manage GAAP accounting standards for private entities - through 12/31/15.Current Chair of the Texas Public Finance Authority which issues and sells Texas State backed bonds for state agencies to finance the acquisition or construction of buildings & related facilities as well as other legislatively approved projects.Past Board Member - Sugar Land, Texas 4B Corporation (thru 2023) which promotes, assists & enhances economic development activities & quality of life opportunities within the City.Founding Member - Houston Chapter of Private Directors Assn. (PDA) in 2020-2022.Current Member of The Chancellor’s Century Council, Texas A&M University System.Past Board Chair of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Past Chairman of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy & have spoken extensively nationally about the Accounting Profession's regulatory matters as well as corporate financial reporting, business risk management & corporate governance issues.Retired after 39 years of experience with PwC as an audit and risk management partner in Houston. Clients have included both global & domestic publicly traded and private entities in manufacturing, distribution, energy, petro-chemical, healthcare, service & not for profit industries in addition to various practice leadership positions. Regional managing partner of private company practice. Extensive experience in Board Strategy, M&A, IPO’s, Recapitalizations, Turnarounds, 10A Investigations, Evaluations of Misstatements, Interaction with SEC & PCAOB and Board & Audit Committee Governance and Regulatory & Risk Management.Serves or served on corporate, not for profit & CPA profession boards and councils. Various awards bestowed. In 2013 & 2014, named as one of the Top 100 most Influential People in Accounting in the U.S. by Accounting Today. Named, in 2015, as an "Outstanding Alumnus"​ at the Mays College of Business at Texas A&M University and also inducted in it's Accounting Program Hall of Honor in 2016. A current member of the Texas A&M System Chancellor's Century Council. Chair, Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corporation.Now reside in Hunt, Texas, near Kerrville.