Meet Dave

In 1976, I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Upper Iowa University with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, and I joined KPMG to pursue my CPA career. I loved the audit practice at KPMG of which I was a part for 25 years. As a partner at KPMG, I managed and worked with teams of CPAs auditing many diverse types of industries including governments.

During my career of almost 30 years in the audit business, I have lived by the words, "In God we trust; everyone else we audit." I left a 25 year career at KPMG doing what I love because I wanted to use my audit skills for the state of Iowa. My decades of audit experience as a CPA and my passion for efficiency have served me well in my first term as State Auditor. Below is a summary of my background:

Personal: Age 52; married to Jeanie Kunkle Vaudt

Education: 1976 graduate of Upper Iowa University with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude

Professional Experience: State Auditor January 2003 – Current. KPMG LLP July 1976 – September 2001. Audit partner in Des Moines office specializing in Government Services; Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution; and Information, Communications and Entertainment practices. Des Moines Office Human Resources partner, responsible for annual salary review and performance evaluations for managers and staff, and performed a wide variety of administrative functions. Des Moines Office Recruiting Partner, responsible for on-campus recruiting of audit professional staff.

Recognition: Named to Accounting Today publication’s “2004 List of Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting,” September 20, 2004.

Professional and Civic Organizations:

	Past Chair, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
	Past At-Large Director, NASBA Board of Directors
	Past Regional Director, NASBA Board of Directors
	Past Chair, Regulatory Structures Committee, NASBA
	Past Chair, Examinations Committee, NASBA
	Past Chair, Iowa Accountancy Examining Board
	Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
	Past Member, AICPA Content Oversight Task Force
	Member, Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA)
	Past Chair and Past Member, Better Business Bureau Board of Directors
	Past Chair and Member, Iowa Homeless Youth Centers Advisory Board
	Past Treasurer and Past Member, Iowa Supreme Court Client Security and Attorney Disciplinary Commission
	Past Member, Des Moines Playhouse Board of Directors
	Past Member, Walnut Creek Family YMCA Board of Directors
	Past Member, Des Moines Public Schools Audit Committee
	Past Chair and Past Member, Morris Scholarship Fund Board of Directors
	Member, Leadership Iowa Program, Iowa Association of Business & Industry, 1988

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