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Title:
Principal
Company
KPMG LLP
Profile Info
Name
Richard Girgenti
About / Bio
Richard H. Girgenti has more than 40 years of experience both nationally and globally conducting investigations, helping assess, design and implement compliance programs and providing fraud risk management advisory services to public and private corporations, as well as government entities and not-for-profit organizations. He has extensive experience serving as an Independent Integrity Monitor in a variety of industries as a result of plea and settlement agreements with the government.
For the last 13 years, Mr. Girgenti has served as the US and Americas leader for KPMG’s Forensic Advisory Services and is a member of the firm’s Global Forensic Advisory Committee. He serves as the Executive Sponsor for the KPMG Compliance Transformation initiative and Chief Compliance Officer Exchange.
Mr. Girgenti has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for KPMG LLP and the Americas. He has chaired the Board’s Governance Task Force, Professional Practice and Ethics & Compliance, and Nominating Committees. He has also served as a member of the Audit & Finance and Pension Committees.
Mr. Girgenti is the co-author of two books: The New Era of Regulatory Enforcement: A Comprehensive Guide for Raising the Bar to Manage Risk (McGraw-Hill, April 2016) and Managing the Risk of Fraud and Misconduct: Meeting the Challenges of a Global, Regulated and Digital Environment (McGraw-Hill, March 2011).
For the last 13 years, Mr. Girgenti has served as the US and Americas leader for KPMG’s Forensic Advisory Services and is a member of the firm’s Global Forensic Advisory Committee. He serves as the Executive Sponsor for the KPMG Compliance Transformation initiative and Chief Compliance Officer Exchange.
Mr. Girgenti has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for KPMG LLP and the Americas. He has chaired the Board’s Governance Task Force, Professional Practice and Ethics & Compliance, and Nominating Committees. He has also served as a member of the Audit & Finance and Pension Committees.
Mr. Girgenti is the co-author of two books: The New Era of Regulatory Enforcement: A Comprehensive Guide for Raising the Bar to Manage Risk (McGraw-Hill, April 2016) and Managing the Risk of Fraud and Misconduct: Meeting the Challenges of a Global, Regulated and Digital Environment (McGraw-Hill, March 2011).
Experience
Corporate Monitoring Exp
Served as an independent monitor overseeing consent decrees, settlements and pleas entered into with government regulatory and prosecutorial agencies. Sample engagements included:
- Appointed by New York City Department of Investigation as Integrity Monitor, as part of NYC/FEMA Rapid Response and Build It Back Programs, for the repair of homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
- Appointed by New York City Department of Investigation as Integrity Monitor to oversee the implementation of the City’s Emergency Communications Transformation Program (911)
- Appointed by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York to monitor an electrical supply company
- Appointed by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York to monitor three painting construction companies
- Appointed as an Independent Private Sector General (IPSIG) by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to monitor a major interior construction company as part of a plea agreement with the company's principal owner.
- Appointed by the New York County District Attorney's Office to support the Receivers for six trash carting companies in NYC indicted for labor racketeering and to ensure that the assets of these companies pre-disposition were not dissipated and available for civil forfeiture.
- Appointed by the New York/New Jersey Port Authority to serve as an Independent Monitor of an exterior wall construction company working on the Freedom Tower
- Appointed to support the Independent Monitor for a Westchester County Trash Carting Company that pleaded guilty to Racketeering in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed as an Integrity Monitor by the Inspector General for the New York City Department of Education and to develop an corruption prevention program for four school bus companies.
- Appointed by the New Jersey Department of Treasury to provide integrity monitoring and anti-fraud oversight for two separate projects - one involving a harbor marina and piers construction company and the other for a utility authority pumping station.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining KPMG, Mr. Girgenti held a number of high-level legal and law enforcement positions. He served as New York State Director of Criminal Justice and Commissioner of the Division of Criminal Justice Services, where he oversaw and coordinated the policies and initiatives of all of the state’s criminal justice agencies and worked closely with all federal and state law enforcement agencies. In that role, he conducted an extensive investigation of a major civil disturbance and issued an acclaimed report on the response of the police department and city administration. He is a former veteran state prosecutor in the Office of the Manhattan District Attorney, where he handled investigations, trials, and appeals in both the state and federal courts, including investigations and prosecutions of white collar, violent and major narcotics organized crime cases.
Education
Education
- Juris Doctor, Georgetown University Law Center
- Bachelor of Arts, Seton Hall University
Affiliations
Professional Memberships
- National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), New York Chapter
- International Association of Independent Inspector Generals
- Citizen Crime Commission of New York City
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice Foundation
- Fund for Modern Courts
- Economic Crime Institute (Emeritus)
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- New York City Bar Association
Certifications/Licenses
- Licensed Attorney, New York State
- Admitted to Practice, Supreme Court of the State of New York; United States District Court, Southern District of New York; and US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Professional Bio (PDF Only)
Contact Info
Email
rgirgenti@kpmg.com
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