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Shaun T. Kelly
Shaun Kelly is Vice Chair – Operations for KPMG LLP. In that role he is responsible for forecasting and planning and monitoring the execution of the firm’s financial plan. He also has responsibility for oversight and execution of key KPMG shared services including finance and accounting, information technology, operations services and meeting and travel services. He serves as a member of the Firm’s Management committee.
In October 2010 Shaun was also appointed to serve as Chief Operating Officer, Americas. In this position, he works with the leaders of the KPMG International member firms in the region to align their respective strategies, structure and plans. He is also a member of KPMG’s Global Executive Team.
Shaun was previously the Vice Chair in charge of KPMG’s U.S. Tax practice and Regional Head of the Americas Tax practice. He was responsible for setting the strategic direction for, and overseeing the operations of, KPMG’s Tax practice. Prior to assuming the Vice Chair role in 2005, Shaun served as the leader for KPMG’s Global Transaction Services practice and Regional Coordinating Partner for the Transaction Services practice in the Americas.
Shaun grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and joined KPMG International’s Irish member firm in Dublin in 1980 and transferred to the U.S. firm’s San Francisco office in 1984. He was admitted to the U.S. partnership in 1999.
Through his various leadership roles and his extensive work serving a broad range of significant U.S. companies which span a number of industries, Shaun has keen insights regarding marketplace trends and the business issues companies face in today’s environment.
Shaun has extensive international merger and acquisition and corporate restructuring experience. He has helped structure transactions and has provided due diligence assistance to leading multinational companies.
Shaun earned a Bachelor of Commerce, First Class Honors and a Diploma in Professional Accounting from University College, Dublin. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He is Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), an organization of students, professors and industry leaders who use their business knowledge to help improve the lives of people worldwide.
He is Co-Chair of KPMG’s Disabilities Network and a member of KPMG’s Diversity Advisory Board.
