Mr. Wilfert has over 25 years of large firm and regulatory experience. He joined the PCAOB in 2006 as an Inspections Leader working on the inspections of large firms. He became an Associate Director in the Division of Registration and Inspections in 2009 before moving to the Office of Research & Analysis, and became a Deputy Director in 2011. Mr. Wilfert transferred back into his previous role in Inspections in 2019. Prior to joining the PCAOB, Mr. Wilfert worked for a decade at PricewaterhouseCoopers, including time spent at the firm's national office focusing on risk management and performing ICFR consultations. Before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Wilfert worked for Arthur Andersen. He began his audit career at KPMG Peat Marwick.
Mr. Wilfert is a frequent speaker at accounting and auditing conferences and also served for several years as part time adjunct faculty teaching auditing in the Masters of Accountancy Program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Mr. Wilfert earned a B.S. in Accounting from Loyola Marymount University. Mr. Wilfert is a certified public accountant in California and New Jersey. He is married and has three sons.