SEC Climate Rule Webcast Part 3: The Impact on Companies’ Reporting, Data & Technology and Governance

Maura is an audit partner in KPMG’s Boston Office. She has nearly 15 years of experience providing financial statement audit, audit of internal control, performance improvement advisory, and related assurance services to clients. In 2010, Maura supported the creation of KPMG’s Sustainability Services practice in the U.S. In that role, she developed the KPMG U.S. approach to sustainability assurance and has led the Firm’s largest ESG engagements, which include assurance of use of proceeds of green bonds, social impact of private equity funds, standalone greenhouse gas emissions reports, and full corporate responsibility reports. She currently leads the Firm’s national efforts around ESG measurement, reporting and assurance. Maura serves as KPMG’s liaison to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). She contributes to KPMG’s views with respect to SASB and the AICPA Sustainability Task Force and supports KPMG International member firms with ESG assurance of U.S. components. In addition, Maura is a leader in KPMG’s venture-capital backed company audit practice, working with life sciences and biotech portfolio companies of venture capital firms preparing for their initial public offerings. Through this role, she engages with VC partners, analysts and CEOs that are thinking about impact at the portfolio company level. Maura champions inclusion and diversity with a focus on retaining and elevating women in business. She actively mentors working mothers through KPMG’s Network of Women and regularly speaks at internal events about her experiences. In addition, she is a partner champion of Breaking 7%, a network of women in venture capital with the goal of elevating more women to the partner level at VC firms. As a licensed CPA, Maura is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). She was named a Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40 in 2017 and an MSCPA Woman to Watch Emerging Leader in 2018. She holds a Master's degree in Accounting and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.

Steve Estes is a partner with KPMG’s Advisory practice and has over 25 years of experience providing advisory services to clients in a variety of industries. Steve currently serves as KPMG’s leader for the Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk practice for KPMG’s Houston Business Unit.

Angela (she/her/hers) is an audit partner based in KPMG’s San Francisco office where she specializes in the alternative investment industry. She has over 15 years of experience working with alternative investment companies, including investment advisors, hedge funds, venture capital funds, venture debt funds, private equity funds and funds of funds. Angela is the GTM cross-functional partner lead for our Hedge Fund industry group which focuses on quality growth in the Hedge Fund industry and bringing value-add thought leadership and events to the industry.

Pravin is an ESG Data & Technology Leader in Climate Data & Technology and leads Blockchain efforts across HCLS and Energy (KPMG One-Americas). He drives efforts to conceptualize, design, build, incubate and scale converged technology solutions that solve specific problems in GHG emissions accounting, commodity trading & financing, vaccine distribution, patient access to care, clinical trial execution, and financial settlements & reconciliation. Pravin combines deep industry expertise with a real-world understanding on the application of blockchain, automation, machine learning, & cognitive computing to help executives grasp how emerging technology can drive value for their business and subsequently helps create tangible digital agendas, deploy agile solutions and develop new organizational capabilities.