Kathleen Sweeney is a Director in the Investigations, Compliance & Privacy practice at AlixPartners and is based in the Chicago office. With more than 15 years of experience as a forensic accountant and regulator, Kathleen specializes in complex accounting and financial reporting issues, corporate investigations, and compliance issues.
Prior to joining AlixPartners, Kathleen spent nearly seven years as a Senior Accountant in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where she conducted a wide range of investigations involving financial reporting and accounting fraud, disclosure violations, internal control violations, PCAOB audit failures, market manipulation, and offering frauds. Her investigative work spanned accounting and financial reporting topics such as revenue recognition, segment reporting, impairments, loss contingencies, and non-GAAP metrics. Throughout her time at the SEC, she frequently collaborated with other regulators, including the DOJ, FBI, PCAOB, and CFTC. In 2022, she was a team recipient of the Chair’s Award for Investor Protection.
Prior to the SEC, Kathleen held senior roles at other global consulting firms, advising companies, boards, audit committees, and counsel on internal investigations, compliance programs, accounting and auditing issues, internal controls, and regulatory matters.
Kathleen earned a B.S.B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Georgetown University and is a Certified Public Accountant.