Jason Plourde

Jason Plourde is a Professional Accounting Fellow in the Professional Practice Group within the Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC. In this position, he assists in the Commission's work related to overseeing the activities of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and consulting with registrants, auditors and others on auditing matters.
Previous to working at the Commission, Jason was a senior manager at Grant Thornton LLP in Chicago, working on audits of public and private companies and on firm wide audit quality initiatives. Jason also consulted with issuers on complex technical accounting matters in Grant Thornton's National Office.
Jason is a member of the AICPA and is a licensed CPA in Illinois. He earned a B.B.A. in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.