Ann M. Butera

Ann M. Butera, CRP is President of The Whole Person Project, Inc., an organizational development consulting firm specializing in Internal Audit. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and has worked with audit departments of all sizes to provide auditors with the tools and techniques needed to improve risk management practices within their organizations.  She is a columnist and webinar leader for Protiviti’s KnowledgeLeader, a member of the IIA, the American Society for Training and Development, the Association of Government Accountants, and the National Association of Corporate Directors. She served as Supervisory Committee Chair for a financial services firm.

Ann Butera received her Masters of Business Administration in Organizational Development from Adelphi University.  She holds a CRP (Certified Risk Professional) designation from BAI, and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Long Island University/C.W. Post College.

Ann published her first book, “Mastering the Five Tiers of Audit Competency: The Essence of Effective Auditing” this year. In it, she shares best practices for every stage of the audit and explains how and why the most effective auditors master five essential competencies. New and seasoned auditors will benefit from her insight culled from over 30 years’ experience training thousands of their peers.