Jeffrey Ward
Office Managing Partner and National Managing Partner SOC/WebTrust/Cybersecurity Services at BDO USA, LLP 

Responsibilities 

Jeff is a Partner with over thirty-five years of experience focused on Third Party Attestation, Risk Advisory Services and Cyber/IT Assessments. 

He is a founder of WebTrust for Certification Authorities service and also has extensive knowledge of SOC, Cloud Security, FedRAMP, CMMC, Blockchain, SOX, Internal Audit, and other Risk Advisory Services.  He also coordinates the delivery of other service offerings, including ISO, PCI, and HITRUST.

Jeff’s contributions to the profession include 25+ years of standards writing serving the Trust Services Task Force, IT Executive Committee, Top Techs and Board of Examinations.  Jeff has served various roles for the Missouri CPA Society’s Board of Directors, including Secretary and Treasurer, and is the current Vice Chair.  He also chaired their inaugural Business Transformation Task Force.

Qualifications 

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 
• Chartered Global Management Accountant® (CGMA) 
• Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) 
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) 
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 
• Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) 
• Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
• Certificate of Competence in Zero Trust (CCZT)
• Possesses over 30 years of professional experience with software companies, entertainment companies, online retailers, financial institutions, application service providers, data storage companies, website hosting and development companies, web browsers, document imaging companies, utilities, healthcare and large government agencies 

Memberships 

• Founding Member, AICPA/CPACanada’s Webtrust for Certification Authorities (IT/Public Key Infrastructure) Task Force and SysTrust/WebTrust Task Forces 
• Board Member, Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) 
• Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) 
• Member, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) 
• Member, International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)² 
• Member of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Consortium
• Member of Cloud Security Alliance
• Member, EC Council 
• Volunteer/Fundraising Committee, Ronald McDonald House 
• USA Hockey Official 

Education 

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Accounting – Southeast Missouri State University 
• Extensive annual continuing professional education 

Accomplishments 

• Authored security/privacy articles for IBM, CCH, CIO Magazine , and Journal of Accountancy 
• Recipient of two Missouri CPA Society Impact Awards – Outstanding Visionary and Outstanding Innovator in Technology
• Named One of the Top 100 St. Louisans to Know to Improve Your Business