AMANDA HERRON | Partner and U.S. internal audit leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers

As U.S. internal audit leader, Amanda Herron’s responsibilities at the Big Four firm include oversight of methodology, marketing, innovation and client management.

Early in her career, Herron liked the challenge of tackling specific audits. These days, she gravitates toward big picture topics.

“I get a lot of energy thinking through broader issues such as how we transform our practice with the advent of GenAI,” she says.

In addition to her other role, Herron is PwC’s energy and utilities risk and regulatory leader. Working in that historically male-dominated industry, Herron does find herself as the only woman in a room sometimes. In that situation, she reminds herself that she’s there for a reason and that she likely knows as much as everyone else there.

“As the only woman, I make a point to be heard,” she says.

Herron has written articles on a variety of subjects, including energy trading and risk management and IT security and data privacy. She creates IA Leader Spotlights, a video series where she interviews other professionals.

With a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, Herron has a master’s in accounting from Miami University in Ohio. She is treasurer of the board for The Steward School.

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