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- Wes Bricker
Wes Bricker
Current Role Wes Bricker is a Vice Chair – US and Mexico Assurance Leader. He serves on PwC’s US Leadership Team and Global Assurance Leadership Team, and leads the more than 1,400 partners and 18,000 professionals that make up PwC’s Assurance practice. Wes’s responsibilities include overseeing the quality of service, developing diverse teams and driving innovation throughout the Assurance practice. Wes brings a track record of leadership in the global capital markets and the public accounting profession. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of XBRL International’s Board of Directors. XBRL International is a global not for profit operating in the public interest to improve the accountability and transparency of business performance globally, by providing the open data exchange standard for business reporting. Professional Experience Prior to joining PwC US, Wes served as the Securities & Exchange Commission’s Chief Accountant beginning in 2016. In his role as the SEC’s Chief Accountant, Wes was the principal advisor to the Commission on accounting and auditing matters, and led the Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant — a group of professionals widely regarded for advancing the quality of accountancy and financial reporting oversight in the capital markets in the US and internationally. He was also responsible for assisting the Commission with discharging its oversight of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and also served as chair for the Monitoring Group, a group of regulatory and international financial organizations committed to advancing the public interest in international audit standard setting and audit quality. Prior to joining the SEC, Wes was an Assurance partner at PwC and member of our National Quality Organization. He has worked with companies of all sizes and across many sectors — from multinationals to rapid-growth and start-ups. Across his prior roles, Wes has developed a record of combining technical and business acumen to achieve results.