James B. Yard

Jim serves as the practice leader for the firm’s Risk Advisory Services Department. Jim specializes in providing risk management, internal audit and internal control consulting services.

During the past 22 years, 19 of those in internal audit and risk management, Jim has directed the internal audit and governance aspects for several large public and private companies, as well as several large universities. In his current role, Jim is responsible for the delivery of risk advisory services to several of Western Pennsylvania's and Central Ohio's largest institutions. In serving these organizations, he has provided services to clients in both a full internal audit outsource capacity, as well as in a co-source relationship.