David M. Walker Joins PwC as Senior Strategic Advisor

NEW YORK, March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US announced today that the Honorable David M. Walker has joined the firm as a senior strategic advisor in the Public Sector practice. He will be based in PwC's McLean, VA office.

Walker has served in several high-level leadership roles, including serving as the seventh Comptroller General of the United States and as head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).  He also served as the first President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and founded the Comeback America Initiative, where he led national campaigns to promote fiscal responsibility and sustainability and build public support for various solutions to the nation's federal, state and local fiscal imbalances.

"Over the course of his storied career, which spans four Presidential administrations, Dave has led several widely acclaimed transformation efforts – many of which remain the current model across all levels of governments today," said Scott McIntyre, PwC's U.S. and Global Public Sector leader.  "As a leading authority on government transformation and fiscal responsibility issues, and with extensive experience in both government and private industry, Dave brings unique perspective to the challenges our government clients face. We're pleased to welcome Dave to PwC and look forward to working together to help clients address their most important issues, from strategy through execution."

Walker currently serves on the PCAOB's Advisory Council and as Chairman of the Government Transformation Initiative.  He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI).  His international experience includes serving as the first Chairman of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee for the United Nations.

"I'm very pleased to join PwC's Public Sector Practice. I am looking forward to helping our clients improve their economy, efficiency and effectiveness, and to put their finances in order for both today and tomorrow," added Walker.

A frequent writer and media commentator on topics including fiscal responsibility and government transformation, Walker has authored three books and is also the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary "I.O.U.S.A."

He is a CPA and received a B.S. in accounting from Jacksonville University, a Senior Management in Government Certificate in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and Honorary Doctorates from Bryant University, Lincoln Memorial University, Jacksonville University, and American University.

PwC's public sector practice focuses on helping the U.S. federal government and state and local governments to solve complex business issues, manage risk and improve performance, from strategy through execution. PwC's public sector practice was recognized with the 2014 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership.

For more information, visit: www.pwc.com/publicsector

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