Mike is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Illinois Certified Public Accountant Society and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Accounting from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, in Indiana, PA.  He is a CIA and CRMA.

Mike has more than 36 years of professional experience and has been actively volunteering with The IIA since 1989.  Before being selected as Chairman of The IIA Global Board, his volunteer roles included serving on the Global Board as Senior Vice Chair (2018-2019) and Chairman of the North American Board (2015-2016). He served on the Board of Governors for The IIA’s Chicago Chapter (1995-2015), including as Chapter President (2001-02).  Mike serves as an officer of The IIA Global Board, is Chairman of the Supervisory Committee, and presides over the Global Assembly. 

The Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association is a national federation of 36 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross Blue Shield companies.  The Blue System is the nation’s largest health insurer, covering more than 107 million members. 

At the BCBS Association since 1999, Mike directs the internal audit, national anti-fraud and compliance staff functions and has also created a voluntary external quality assessment review process for BCBS Plan internal audit functions to ensure compliance with professional standards promulgated by The IIA.  Before joining the BCBS Association, he served as director of internal audit and controller for Rush Prudential Health Plans in Chicago and held a variety of positions in the internal audit department of the JCPenney Company.

Mike chose “Audit in Tune” as his Chairman’s theme to stress how instrumental it is for successful internal auditors to continuously fine-tune their audit approach and philosophy.