What does the future of audit oversight look like in a rapidly changing world? In this episode of "Future-Proof," we sit down with Christina Ho, who recently announced her departure from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, for an inside look at what’s next for the PCAOB and the profession.

Christina has spent the past four and a half years with the PCAOB, and her time there has been anything but quiet. She’s been a champion of using AI and advanced analytics in audit oversight. She’s voiced her opinions, often as the board’s lone dissenter on some issues. And in doing all that, she’s carved out a reputation as both a thoughtful technologist and a level-headed regulator.

Christina shares her perspective on using AI and advanced analytics in audit oversight, the importance of common-sense regulation, and how regulators can balance investor protection with innovation and market resilience.

This timely conversation offers valuable insight into the forces shaping audit quality and trust in today’s capital markets. Listen to our conversation in its entirety.

Resources

• Visit the PCAOB.
• Read: PCAOB board member Christina Ho resigns
• Read: Departing PCAOB member calls for ‘common sense audit regulation’
• Read: PCAOB board member says leadership change has sparked tech progress
• Read: Audit watchdog created after Enron might be dismantled. Its defenders duel with GOP
• Read: PCAOB’s Christina Ho: How emerging technologies could improve audit quality
• Read: Rewiring Your Mind for AI: How to Think, Work, and Thrive in the Age of Intelligence, by David Wood