Since clients today face increasingly complex legal and compliance demands, they need support from a diverse team to build a culture of integrity and promote ethical behavior.

Dave Kistler

Partner, Forensic & Integrity Services Industrial Products Leader, Ernst & Young LLP

Collaborative leader. Dedicated to exceptional client service. Relationship builder. Proud husband and father of five.

For the US Forensics practice, Dave is the sector leader for Industrial Products, Deputy Managed Service Leader, and the practice lead in Ohio.

He has over 20 years’ experience assisting clients with the investigation and remediation of bribery and corruption issues, accounting fraud, corporate internal investigations, and compliance assessments and remediation. His clients include large corporations and law firms. He has managed numerous complex global investigations and compliance assessments for audit committees, management and outside counsel across many industries.

Dave has presented investigative findings to regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. He is a frequent presenter on topics including conducting investigations, anti-corruption risk and remediation, use of technology in legal and compliance, and other related matters.

Dave earned a degree in Accountancy with a minor in Management Information Systems from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a CPA licensed in Ohio.

How Dave is shaping the future with confidence

“I work closely with clients to mitigate a wide range of compliance risks by executing proactive compliance assessments and deploying leading-edge data analytics. I am passionate about client centricity and delivering real value that extends beyond our clients and positively impacts society. Giving back to community is important to me as evidenced by my Board involvement with Junior Achievement and the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, as well as serving as a youth basketball coach.”

 

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