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authors ERM Initiative at north Carolina State University

Mark S. Beasley The ERM Initiative at North Carolina State University is pioneering
Deloitte Professor of Enterprise Risk Management thought-leadership about the emergent discipline of enterprise
risk management, with a particular focus on the integration of ERM
Bruce C. Branson in strategy planning and governance. The ERM Initiative conducts
Associate Director, ERM Initiative outreach to business professionals through executive education
and its internet portal (www.erm.ncsu.edu); research, advancing
Bonnie V. Hancock knowledge and understanding of ERM issues; and undergraduate
Executive Director, ERM Initiative and graduate business education for the next generation
of business executives.

COSO Board Members

David L. Landsittel Larry E. Rittenberg
COSO Chair COSO Chair - Emeritus

Mark S. Beasley Chuck Landes
American Accounting Association American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Richard F. Chambers Jeff Thomson
The Institute of Internal Auditors Institute of Management Accountants

Marie Hollein
Financial Executives International

preface

This project was commissioned by COSO, which is dedicated to providing thought leadership
through the development of comprehensive frameworks and guidance on enterprise risk
management, internal control, and fraud deterrence designed to improve organizational
performance and governance and to reduce the extent of fraud in organizations. COSO is a
private sector initiative, jointly sponsored and funded by the following organizations:

american accounting association (AAA)

american Institute of Certified public accountants (AICPA)

Financial Executives International (FEI)

Institute of Management accountants (IMA)
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission
The Institute of Internal auditors (IIA) w w w . c o s o . o r g