As managing principal of the Washington, D.C. metro region, Monica Modi Dalwadi provides oversight and leadership to the professionals dedicated to serving the area.

AICPA and CIMA Auto Dealer’s Conference on Advancing Women in the Automotive Industry, speaker, October 2023 and 2024

Economic Club, “Balancing Work and Parenting in a Pandemic: What is an organization’s role in helping parents during this virtual start to the school year?”, moderator, September 2020

Deltek Insight Executive Symposium, “Diversity & Inclusion Panel”, speaker, September 2020

ACFE webinar, “A Conversation About Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Anti-Fraud Field”, speaker, August 2020

“EconTalk with Anirban Basu: a 30-minute economic fireside chat”, speaker, July 2020

Conscious Capitalism D.C., “What is a conscious business’s role in systematic injustice?”, moderator, June 2020

Bisnow Town Hall with Bill Collings and Doug Firstenberg, moderator, April 2020

IIA, “A case study approach to risk assessments: background, approach and execution”, co-presenter

Washington Metro Area Corporate Counsel Association nonprofits and associations forum, “Do you know where the money is? Embezzlement and diversion of assets in the electronic age”, co-presenter

National Council of University Research Administrators, NCURA Magazine, “Conducting internal investigations of sponsored research activities,” parts I and II, co-author

“Disruptive forces: Driving a human services revolution”, co-author

Alliance National Conference, “Disruptive forces: Driving a human services revolution,” keynote speaker  

Association of College and University Auditors, webinars on construction audit activities, including pre-construction audits, continuous monitoring and post-construction audits, presenter

Association of College & University Auditors (ACUA) National Conference, “Compliance triage: Responding rapidly to hotline requests” and “Auditing fraud in sustainability projects”, presenter

SCCE national conference, “Getting practical about privacy” and “The IRS compliance project”, presenter

ACFE, “Document and evidence review in fraud investigations”, discussion facilitator

IIA, Northern Virginia chapter fraud seminar, “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act audit activities”, presenter

IIA, Northern Virginia chapter, “The twelve months of audit: Giving the gift of risk and control”, presenter  

Fraud Magazine, “Trusting assistants with access”, co-author

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, “Risk management – An accountability guide for university and college boards”, contributor

InsideNGO national conference, “Getting an internal audit function up and running”, co-presenter

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, CEP Magazine, “Compliance officers share six strategies to boost compliance on a budget”, author, June 2016

Bisnow article, “Taking a closer look at segregation of duties helps REITs prevent fraud”, contributor, December 2017

Bisnow article, “Top 5 risks REITs face”, contributor, April 2017

Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, Women to Watch, Experienced Leader, 2024

Washington Business Journal, Power 100, 2021 and 2023

Washington Business Journal, Women Who Mean Business, 2021

The National Kidney Foundation, All-Star Award, 2018

Washington Business Journal, Minority Business Leader, 2016

Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, Top 5 under 35 award, 2013

SMARTCEO magazine, SMARTCPA recognition, 2011

Executive Education: Leading Professional Service Firms
Harvard Business School (Boston, Massachusetts)

Master of Business Administration
Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.)

Bachelor of Science, business administration
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Provides leadership, management and strategic direction for the Washington D.C. metro region offering insight and advice to client engagement teams, fostering employee development and recruitment, and driving growth 

Serves as a valued advisor to her clients as a principal and leader in risk, and internal audit. She has extensive experience in internal auditing, risk assessment, fraud and forensics reviews, and strategic consulting on a wide range of business issues

Serves on the firm's national diversity, inclusion and belonging steering committee Innovation Ignite Program; D.C. Growth and Retention of Women Committee; and previously served on the firm’s Core Strategy Committee

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants

Greater Washington Board of Trade, board member 

The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., board member

Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants

Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, Executive Committee board member

Kennedy Center Capital Area Executives Committee 

Conscious Capitalism D.C., former member of the programming and executive committees 

National Kidney Foundation (National Capital Area chapter), former treasurer and board member 

Washington Improv Theatre, former president and board of directors

Women Giving Back, Host Committee member for 2024 Women’s Empowerment Luncheon 

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