FASAB:FASAB: FASAB Members

FASAB Members

Tom L. Allen -- Mr. Allen joined the Board in January 2006 and serves as its Chairman. He also is serving on the accounting department faculty at Weber State University. He retired June 30, 2004 as Chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) after serving in that capacity for nine years. Prior to becoming the GASB Chairman on July 1, 1995, he served one year as a part-time member of the Board. Mr. Allen was elected as Utah State Auditor in 1984 and served as the State Auditor of Utah until he resigned to chair the GASB. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants where he served from 1987 to 1990 as Chairman of the AICPA Members in Government Committee. He also served on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant's Ethics Executive Committee, Government Accounting and Auditing Committee, and Auditing Standards Board.

Robert Dacey-- Mr. Dacey is currently Chief Accountant for the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Mr. Dacey has provided leadership for significant GAO efforts in financial accounting and auditing, as well as in information security, homeland security, and other information technology areas. He served as Director of the consolidated financial statement audit for the initial three audits of the U.S. governments financial statements. He also led GAOs initial financial audit efforts at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Internal Revenue Service, and the development of comprehensive audit manuals for financial auditing and information security as well as related training. Mr. Dacey served as a member of the AICPAs Auditing Standards Board (ASB) and the federal governments Accounting and Auditing Policy Committee. In addition, Mr. Daceys long-term leadership in GAOs information security audit efforts has resulted in numerous result-oriented reports and testimonies, including (1) addressing information security challenges in federal agencies and corporations, (2) assessing emerging information security issues, and (3) evaluating the federal governments efforts to protect our nations private and public critical infrastructure from cyberthreats. Prior to joining GAO, Mr. Dacey was a senior manager with Deloitte & Touche and served as divisional business manager and controller for an international corporation. Mr. Dacey is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Government Financial Manager, and Certified Information Systems Auditor. He received a B.B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Cincinnati and a J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law.

John Ferrell John A. Farrell - Mr. Farrell is a retired partner from KPMG LLP. He served as a partner in the Government Assurance practice and directed audits and audit-based advisory service engagements with federal, state, and local government clients. For the last five years of his 29 year career with KPMG, he almost exclusively managed audits in the federal government arena. He has substantial knowledge of the operations of law and regulation concerning appropriated funds in a wide variety of government organizations. Prior to being appointed to the Board, he participated in the development of accounting and auditing standards for federal entities. In addition, he has consulted with federal entities on the appropriate application of accounting standards. Mr. Farrell received a B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1970. He is Certified Public Accountant and Certified Government Financial Manager. He has been a FASAB member since June 2001.

Norwood J. Jackson, Jr. - Mr. Jackson has over thirty five years of experience in providing public and government accounting, auditing, and advisory services. He is currently managing vice president at AOC Solutions, Inc., a small management consulting firm in Northern Virginia. His previous experience includes serving as Deputy Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management at the Office of Management and Budget as well as being a partner with KPMG LLP. Prior to his federal service, he was the Deputy Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He also has been active in standard setting. He served an eight-year term on the United States Comptroller General’s Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards, a four-year term on the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a five year term on the FASAB as the representative from the Office of Management and Budget. He joined the Board in January 2007.

Robert P. Murphy - Mr. Murphy is General Counsel of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) where he is responsible for CBO's legal work, interpreting applicable statutes, analyzing proposed legislation, and managing the agency’s acquisition operations. He came to CBO in 2000 from the General Accounting Office (GAO), where he was General Counsel for seven years. Previously, he had been GAO's Senior Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law, responsible for the agency's bid protest functions, and Associate General Counsel for Legal Services, providing legal support for the agency's operations. Before joining GAO in 1984, he was a partner in a Washington, D.C., law firm, counseling and representing foreign and domestic corporations in litigation and various regulatory issues. Mr. Murphy has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Government Audit Training Institute; he is a member of the adjunct faculty of the George Washington University; and he is on the Board of Advisors of the National Contract Management Association. He received a B.A. from Duke University and a J.D. from Columbia University.

James Patton James M. Patton – Mr. Patton is a Professor of Business Administration at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business of the University of Pittsburgh. His professional experience includes Academic Research Fellow for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Visiting Scholar for the George Washington University, and Faculty-in-Residence for Coopers and Lybrand, Mellon Bank, and FASAB. He has been a member of numerous boards of review for professional publications and has been extensively published. He teaches financial, governmental, and international accounting. His research in progress includes extensive analysis of Federal financial accounting and reporting. Prof. Patton has an AB in Psychology, an MBA in Accounting, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Washington University. He is a member of the AICPA, the AGA, and the American Accounting Association. He has been a FASAB member since July 1999.

Bob Reid Robert N. Reid - Mr. Reid joined the Department of the Treasury in June 1999 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Operations. He provides policy oversight for governmentwide accounting, including oversight of the preparation of the Government’s annual consolidated financial statement. He also is the Department’s representative on the FASAB. Before joining the Treasury, he worked for the District of Columbia Government as Controller of the City, and Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer of the DC Lottery. Prior to that, he was a key member of the financial staff that established Conrail. Mr. Reid began his career auditing commercial accounts for Arthur Andersen and Co.

He is a CPA with a BA in Economics from Ursinus College, and is an alumnus of the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Mr. Reid is a former president of the DC Chapter of the Government Finance Officer’s Association. He has been a FASAB member since July 1999.

Alan Schumacher Alan H. Schumacher -- Mr. Schumacher was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the American National Can Group, a $2.5 billion NYSE listed manufacturing company where he spent most of his career. He began as a Senior Internal Auditor and held positions of increasing responsibility throughout his career. He developed and executed global financial strategies and directed all financial activities including Treasury, Cash Management, Tax, Accounting, Finance and Control, Internal Audit, Investor Relations and Risk Management functions. In his early career, he worked for three years as a senior auditor with Price Waterhouse LLP. Mr. Schumacher holds a BS in accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an MBA from Roosevelt University. He is a member of the Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Schumacher joined the Board July 1, 2002.

Harold I. Steinberg -- Mr. Steinberg has over thirty years experience serving government clients as a partner with KPMG. From 1973 to 1981, he was in charge of the firm's practice with state and local governments. During that time, he was one of the organizers of the effort that led to publication of the Preferred Accounting Practices for state governments. From 1983 to 1991, Mr. Steinberg led KPMG’s federal practice. He retired from the firm in 1991 to become the first Deputy Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management at the Office of Management and Budget. In that capacity, he served for two years as a member of FASAB and was instrumental in developing its first two concepts statements - Objectives of Federal Financial Reporting and Entity and Display. Since leaving OMB, he has made substantial contributions to financial reporting through his support for the Association of Government Accountants' Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting program for the federal government and Service Efforts and Accomplishments reporting program for state and local governments. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Government Financial Manager. He joined the Board July 1, 2007.

Danny Werfel -- Mr. Danny Werfel is the Deputy Controller of Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). He is responsible for coordinating OMB's efforts to initiate government-wide improvements in all areas of financial management. Mr. Werfel plays a leadership role in coordinating OMB review of agency efforts under the Financial Performance, Real Property, and Improper Payments initiatives of the President's Management Agenda. Mr. Werfel is also responsible for coordinating the development of government-wide policy on financial accounting standards, grants management, and financial systems. Prior to his current position, Mr. Werfel served as the Chief of the Financial Integrity and Analysis Branch within OMB, as a budget examiner in OMB's Education Branch, and as a policy analyst in OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Mr. Werfel also served as a Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. Mr. Werfel is a recipient of both national and local awards from the Association of Government Accountants for his contributions to Federal financial management. Mr. Werfel holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Duke University, a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelors Degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. Mr. Werfel joined the Board in May 2006.