EDWARD W. MACHIR
Professional History: Georgetown University
Professor – part time 2013 –
Adjunct Professor 2011 and 2007
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP – retired (1978 – 2013)
Joined firm in Washington, D.C., 1978
Admitted to Partnership, 1986
Transferred to the Dallas office, 1986
Transferred to Washington, D.C., 2004
Regional accounting firm, Washington, D.C. (1974 - 1977)
Education:
B.S.B.A. in Accounting, Georgetown University – 1974
Past Professional Affiliations:
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Certified Public Accountant, District of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia, Texas and New York
Current and Past Affiliations:
Board of Advisors, Alumni Admission Program of Georgetown
University (Chair – 2013 - 2015)
Board member and Audit Committee Chair, Tiger Woods
Foundation
Finance Committee, Congressional Country Club
Board of Governors, Georgetown University Alumni Association
Chairman, Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Program –
North Texas and Prince George's County Committees
Board of Directors, Hoyas Unlimited (Past President)
Development Committee, Washington Jesuit Academy
Board of Directors, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
Foundation
Board of Advisors, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
Board of Trustees, Catholic Foundation of Dallas
Georgetown McDonough School of Business, Parents Council
Current and Former Leadership Roles:
2010-Present
2007-2010
2005-2007
2004-2007
Managing Partner - Catalyst Hiring (CIPS and PCS Industries)
Chief Operating Officer/Partner – AURA Project (Project building
and implementing a new Global audit methodology and software)
Chief Operating Officer/Partner – Washington Federal Practice
Managing Partner – Washington Federal Assurance Practice
2003-2004
2001-2004
2000-2001
1998-2000
1995-1998
1993-1995
1993-1995
Managing Partner – National Healthcare Advisory Practice
Managing Partner – Central Region Assurance Practice
Strategic Planning – National Office
Global and U.S. Assurance Leader for Services Industry
Managing Partner – Southwest Region Assurance Practice
Managing Partner – Dallas Office Assurance Practice
Managing Partner – Southwest Region Financial Services Practice
Instructor Experience:
Continuing Education Instructor
Ed has spent approximately 20-40 hours per year over the last several years instructing
Continuing Professional Education Courses to PwC professionals, as well as outside
attendees to PwC sponsored courses. He has been instructing periodically for well
over 20 years.
Georgetown University - Professor
Ed is a part – time instructor in the McDonough School of Business. He began in the
fall 2013 semester (2013 -2014 academic year) , teaching courses in accounting and in
auditing. He has previously taught auditing at Georgetown as an adjunct professor in
2007 and again in 2011.
Career Summary
Ed has close to 40 years’ experience in the public accounting field.
Ed currently serves as the Managing Partner of Catalyst Hiring for several industries
within the firm. He identifies and attracts high-level individuals to PwC. During this
time, he had client responsibilities at FDIC and USDA. He has also spent significant
time in the San Jose office working with office leadership on risk and operational
matters.
From 2007-2010, Ed spent virtually full-time in a leadership role in a global auditing
project. He was the Chief Operating Officer/Partner for our AURA Project. AURA
was a complete design and build of audit software for use by PwC globally. Among
his responsibilities was leadership of the design and testing of all training associated
with this new audit software. His role required him to spend virtually full-time
travelling to San Jose, New York, and Tampa, among other locations.
In 2004, Ed became the Managing Partner of PwC’s Washington Federal Assurance
Practice. He was named Chief Operating Officer of both the Assurance and Advisory
Practices in June 2005. This business unit works directly with the major cabinet
departments and other large agencies of our Federal government. Ed had client
relationships with Department of Defense, Social Security Administration and
Department of Health and Human Services.
From 2001-2004, Ed was the Managing Partner for the Central Region Assurance
Practice (22 offices, 180 partners) and Managing Partner for the Healthcare Advisory
Practice (35 partners). Joint revenue for these practices was in excess of $750M.
In October 2000, he joined the US Operations Leadership team and worked full time
on the restructuring of PricewaterhouseCoopers in anticipation of the divestiture of
several lines of service. He reported directly to two members of the US Leadership
Team – the US Managing Partner and the US Operations Partner.
From May 1998 through September 2000, he served as leader of the Global and
Americas Assurance Services Industry. This business included approximately 100
partners and revenue in excess of $250M. He had overall responsibility for assurance
and business advisory services provided to healthcare companies, the transportation
sector, engineering and construction companies, government entities, law firms and
other professional firms, higher education and not for profit entities.
Prior to his appointment as PwC Global and Americans Assurance Service Industry
Leader, he was the Midwest Region Assurance Managing Partner with responsibility
for 110 partners and 20 offices, including Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit,
Houston, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
Formerly, he was Regional Managing Partner of the Firm's Central Region Financial
Services Industry Practice, as well as leading the Assurance practice in Dallas and
having overall responsibility for the HR function in the Central Region.
Mr. Machir's past client experience includes spending a significant amount of time
servicing clients in the financial services industry, which includes responsibility for
the examination of financial statements of commercial banks, investment companies
and investment advisors, savings and loans and broker- dealers. He also has extensive
experience in the trust service area. He has been engagement partner on Fidelity
money market funds and served Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.
In addition to his financial services industry experience, he has had involvement with
both publicly-held and privately-held clients. He has had responsibility for the overall
examination of the financial statements of, among others, a communications company,
a specialty staffing company, several law firms, a telecommunications company, a
railroad, a specialty retailer, government contractors, a high technology manufacturer,
hotels and professional sports franchises. He has worked with these clients in a variety
of SEC filings including initial public offerings, large debt filings and stock issuance,
among other things, and assisted them in the various aspects of corporate acquisitions
and divestitures.
Mr. Machir also has litigation consulting experience, which includes calculating
damages in antitrust and breach of contract litigation, tracing and verification exercises
in bankruptcy, divorce and fraud litigations and reviewing the work of other
accountants in a malpractice case, among other things.
Selected Clients Previously Served:
Union Labor Life Insurance Company
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Social Security Administration
Department of Defense
State of Qatar
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
McDermott International, Inc.
KForce.com
Bank of America
Fidelity Investments
Federal Home Loan Banks
Farm Credit Banks
Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Dallas Stars Hockey Club
MCI Communications Corporation
Marriott Corporation
Hewlett-Packard
Email:
ed.machir@gmail.com
Phone:
202-333-1914/home
214-543-2514/cell
Home Address: 3400 P Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20007