Featured Speaker

Mr. James Yard

Jim is a Shareholder at Schneider Downs who serves as the practice leader for the firm’s Risk Advisory Services Department.  Through this role, Jim provides risk management, internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, business process optimization and internal control consulting services.  Jim has over 25 years of experience providing risk advisory services, and in his current role is responsible for the delivery of risk management and advisory services to several of Western Pennsylvania’s and Central Ohio’s largest public and private companies.  Jim is CPA, CIA and CISA, and a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.