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Don has more than 23 years of regulatory examination, audit, and audit regulation experience, focusing on the broker-dealer industry.  He previously served as an Inspections Leader in the Broker-Dealer Firm (BDF) Inspection Program at the PCAOB.  His key activities as Inspection Leader included transforming the inspection approach, leading inspection teams, assessing auditor and examination procedures, and reviewing comment forms.  He also served as Risk Assessment and Selections Leader for the BDF Program, where he was responsible for selecting audit firms/broker-dealer audits for inspection and served as a liaison between BDF Program and the SEC.  During his 12-year tenure at the SEC, Don served as Examination Manager / Branch Chief, Broker-Dealer Examinations, in the Chicago Regional Office. 

Prior to joining JGA, Don co-founded an advisory firm specializing in audit compliance, including providing engagement quality review services to PCAOB-registered firms.  Don resides in the Chicago area and obtained his Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting from St. Xavier University.

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