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Matt Wangard
Audit & Assurance Partner
Managing Partner | Deloitte & Touche LLP
Matt Wangard is an Audit & Assurance leader in Deloitte & Touche LLP, with more than 25 years serving in client, business, and governance leadership roles. As Managing Partner of the US Audit & Assurance (A&A) business, Matt is responsible for the execution of an integrated strategy with an emphasis on client service and operational excellence, building diverse teams, and delivering high-quality audit and assurance services that enhance trust and transparency in the capital markets. As a member of both the US Board of Directors and US A&A Executive Leadership team, he collaborates regularly across Deloitte to drive the alignment of strategies and optimize Deloitte’s ability to serve clients with excellence.
Matt has served many of Deloitte’s largest insurance and financial services clients and has served a wide array of public and private companies by providing audit, internal control, regulatory compliance, M&A due diligence, and other accounting and reporting advisory services. Through his vast client experiences and internal leadership roles, Matt brings a wealth of industry experience, strategic foresight, and a strong professional network of clients and colleagues that enable him to provide an exemplary client experience.
Previously, Matt served as the Central Regional Managing Partner, Central Region Chief Operating Officer, and Chicago Office Audit Leader. In addition to his 17 years of boardroom experience serving clients, he has held various governance roles, including currently serving on the board of Chicago Run, a nonprofit that seeks to improve the physical fitness and social and emotional well-being of Chicago children. He is also a 2017 Fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago, an organization that connects the region’s most promising leaders around key socioeconomic issues through dynamic education and experiential activities.
Matt received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Millikin University. He is a licensed CPA in Illinois, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois Association of Certified Public Accountants.