Mezzio

Cloud computing is at the vanguard of the Metaverse-driven digital transformation. As a result, the cloud is ubiquitous; emerging as a mandate for organizations spanning size, sectors, and geographies.

Cloud Governance: Basics and Practice brings to life the diverse range of opportunities and risks associated with governing the adoption and enterprise-wide use of the cloud.

Corporate governance is uniquely disrupted by the cloud; exacerbating existing risks, and creating new and unexpected operational, cybersecurity, and regulatory risks. The cloud further extends the enterprise’s reliance on cloud service providers (CSPs), fueling an urgent need for agile and resilient business and IT strategies, governance, enterprise risk management (ERM), and new skills. This book discusses how the cloud is uniquely stressing corporate governance.

Cloud Governance is a user-friendly practical reference guide with chapter-based self-assessment questions. The chapters in this book are interconnected and centered in a cloud governance ecosystem. This book will guide teachers, students and professionals as well as operational and risk managers, auditors, consultants and boards of directors.

Events around the book

Link to a De Gruyter online event where authors Steven Mezzio & Meredith Stein discuss the interplay of cloud computing and corporate governance functions with Jacqueline de Rojas, president of techUK and chair of the board of Digital Leaders. The event will be moderated by Richard Freeman, founder and CEO of always possible:
https: //youtu.be/orPwKKcPVsY

Dr Steven S. Mezzio

Steven Mezzio was appointed Clinical Professor of Practice in Accountancy in the Pace University Lubin School of Business in 2012, designing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Accounting, Auditing, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Internal Audit, Governance, and Business Strategy. In 2017, he was appointed Executive Director of the Business School’s Center for Excellence in Financial Reporting. He also serves in the following roles:

● Executive Education Program development team member for the Cloud Security Alliance

● National Instructor for the AICPA COSO Internal Controls Education Certificate Program

● Adjunct Professor, Western Colorado University’s MBA Program, teaching Sustainability / ESG

● UN Global Compact, Sustainability Mindset in Higher Education Working Group Member

● AICPA Continuing Professional Education Development and Instruction Team

● NY State Society of CPAs higher education liaison

● Director of Innovation on the Beta Alpha Psi National Board of Directors

● Editorial Advisory Board Member, AICPA Journal of Accountancy, and NYSSCPA CPA Journal

Recently completed practice roles include: President, Board of Trustees, NYSSCPA Foundation for Accounting Education; Chair, NYSSCPA Future of Accounting Education Committee; Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) SEC Regulations Committee; Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) cohort contributing to the creation of the first SASB certification examination (FSA); NYU Executive Education Program Developer.

Previously, Mr. Mezzio served as Partner with PriceWaterhouseCoppers (PwC), serving in the Audit practice, was appointed to the National Office Professional Practices Audit Specialist Group, then appointed to the Governance, Risk, Controls, and Internal Audit Consultancy Practice, serving a range of clients spanning industry sectors and international boundaries. He also served on a PwC Executive Education steering committee, collaborating with INSEAD, UVA and UCLA to develop education programs for PwC.

Mr. Mezzio also served as the Global Leader for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Services and was on the Global Leadership Team for Resources Global Professionals (RGP); a Nasdaq listed ＄1 billion company. He led GRC Client Services revenue from a nascent state to the highest-revenue producing service-line in the firm. Mr. Mezzio also designed and co-led the Key Account Management Group reporting to the CEO, and teamed to create and implement the RGP Academy, and the RGP Center of Excellence for RFP (Tender) Response.

In 2017, Mr. Mezzio earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Workplace Learning from New York University (NYU), and holds a Master’s degree in Business and Accountancy from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor’s degree in Public Accountancy from Pace University. He has published academic research, authored practice-oriented articles and spoken on a range of topics, including executive education, the cloud, robotics, sustainability, governance, controls, auditing, the future of work, and the future of accounting education.

Vincent A Campitelli II

Throughout his career, Mr. Vince Campitelli has been involved in identifying skills necessary to support the innovative functions being created through the adoption and deployment of information technology, including developing and delivering training programs focused on strategy, operations, and governance.

Currently, he serves as consultant to the Office of the President of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a global non-for-profit organization dedicated to creating and sharing best practices to help ensure a secure and properly governed cloud computing environment. Responsibilities include conducting cloud-related research, providing guidance on best practices, designing, developing, and teaching practice-focused executive education and training webinars as well as certification programs associated with adoption, and deployment and governance of cloud computing and cloud service providers (CSPs).

Prior to working with the Cloud Security Alliance, Mr. Campitelli was a Vice-President with McKesson Corporation, a Fortune 12 company devoted to the Healthcare Industry. During his almost ten years with McKesson, Mr. Campitelli was responsible for the creation, implementation, and centralization of the IT risk management and security function dedicated to fulfilling the needs of the numerous business units comprising McKesson. Part of that responsibility included design, development and delivery of training and awareness programs associated with governing third party CSPs.

Mr. Campitelli began his career with PwC, where he served as a Regional Technology Partner for New York and Philadelphia. At PwC, Mr. Campitelli was instrumental in the creation, growth, and success of a specialized team of auditors dedicated to enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of auditing all aspects of a clients use and reliance upon information technology. This included the design and utilization of customized technology services and tools to enhance all aspects of the audit cycle.

Mr. Campitelli is a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Operations Research from The University of Maryland.

Meredith Stein, CPA

Ms. Meredith Stein has substantial and diverse experience in the domain of governance, including designing, operationalizing, and assessing governance structures, including enterprise risk management (ERM), internal controls, and external audits of financial statements. The design and deployment of governance-related executive education and training programs have been central to her various roles.

Currently, Ms. Meredith Stein works at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a U.S. Federal Government agency. She leads three NIH-wide programs: (1) Risk Management Program; (2) Audit Liaison Program for audits performed by the Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office; and (3) Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act Program (the Federal government equivalent to Sarbanes Oxley for public companies).

At the same time, Ms. Stein has been actively involved in governance-related, learning and development initiatives, including:

● In 2019 and 2020, chaired the executive training planning committee for a non-profit volunteer organization facilitating design and deployment of a 400-person government-wide governance and risk management training program.

● Interviewed on a Podcast for the Government Matters news program and for RIMS, a risk society, to train government employees about how to establish and mature a risk management program.

● Developed an agency-wide, risk management-oriented education and training curriculum. The training reinforces a culture of risk awareness and provides tools and techniques for management and employees to address risk.

● Contributed to the development of risk e-learning courses that enhance risk management knowledge of personnel and their career development.

Prior to joining NIH, Ms. Stein worked for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, a Federal government organization that protects pensions of American workers and retirees. Prior to that, Ms. Stein worked as a Manager for KPMG, the public accounting firm, where she led governance-related consulting projects, and designed associated training programs.

Ms. Stein received her undergraduate degree in Accounting from the American University. She is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Stein contributed to this book in her personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of NIH or the U.S. Government.