Bob Hirth

Bob Hirth has spoken at over 25 IIA conferences.

Bob Hirth is a co-author of COSO’s recent guidance on applying the COSO 2013 Internal Conrtrol Integrated Framework to Sustainability and ESG.

Bob is a Senior Managing Director of Protiviti, a global business consulting firm that operates in more than 25 countries and was appointed to the standard setting board of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) upon its formation in 2017 and served as Co-Vice Chair of the board until August 2022 when SASB was acquired by the IFRS Foundation. He is a 2021 NACD Directorship 100 Governance Professional honoree, a current member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group as well as the AICPA ASEC Sustainability Assurance and Advisory Task Force.

Serving as COSO Chair from June 2013 to February 2018, his activities included leading COSO’s project on revising its Enterprise Risk Management Framework as well as, issuing COSO’s Guide on Fraud Risk Management, and actively promoting COSO’s 2013 Internal Control Integrated Framework around the world and through the Media. Bob initiated COSO’s guidance on ERM/ESG integration which was issued in 2018.

In 2013, Bob was inducted into The American Hall of Distinguished Audit Practitioners. He also served as the Chairman of the IIA’s IPPF re-look task force.