Jeff Markert, CPA, is the partner in charge of the Chicago office public sector audit
practice of KPMG, with more than 18 years of experience serving state and local
governments and not-for-profit organizations. Jeff currently serves on the AICPA State
and Local Government Expert Panel (Expert Panel). In this capacity, he devotes significant
time to emerging issues related to governments, including working with GASB in the
development and implementation of new standards. Jeff is also a member of the Illinois
GFOA Technical Accounting and Review Committee. In this capacity, he works with the
committees to respond to emerging issues of governments in Illinois, including technical
inquiries and guidance.
Jeff has also spent over two and a half years in KPMG’s Department of Professional
Practice in New York devoting much of his time to office advisory and emerging issues
related to governments, including working with GASB in the development and
implementation of new standards. Jeff is a national instructor for KPMG, developing and
providing training to partners and managers in the Public Sector practice.
Jeff is a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science degree in
accounting. He received a Certificate of Finance in Public Administration from DePaul
University. Jeff is a member of the NIU Accountancy Advisory Council, Illinois CPA
Society, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Government
Finance Officers Association.