Vanessa Teitelbaum, CPA, is a Senior Director, Professional Practice at the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ). Vanessa joined the CAQ in 2016 and advocates for stakeholders in the audits of public companies.

As an in-house expert and resource on auditing and accounting practice issues, Vanessa leads task forces comprised of audit partners and technical experts from the public company audit profession related to proposed standards and other current issues facing the audit profession. Task forces have included, but not limited to, ISQM1 and QC1000, Firm and engagement metrics, Data analytics, and SEC independence rules.

In addition, Vanessa leads the CAQ’s efforts to engage with the audit committees by leading the CAQ’s Audit Committee Council. Vanessa co-authors the CAQ’s Audit Committee Practices Report with Deloitte’s Center for Board Effectiveness, and oversees the CAQ’s Audit Committee Transparency Barometer publication. Vanessa hosts the CAQ’s Audit Committee Effectiveness webinar series and is a frequent speaker, panelist, moderator, and author on a wide variety of auditing, corporate governance, and adjacent issues. Vanessa is a NACD Directorship 100 honoree.

Before joining the CAQ, Vanessa served as an audit senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers and a mid-size regional firm, leading audit teams of both large and mid-size companies in a variety of industries, including technology, manufacturing, and financial services. Vanessa specialized in SEC financial reporting, technical accounting, and internal control matters.

Vanessa is a certified public accountant in Maryland. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Williams College and a Master of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from New York University Stern School of Business.