Senior Staff

Board Staff

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Divisions

Enforcement and Investigations

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Registration and Inspections

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Offices

Chief Auditor

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Chief Hearing Officer

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Chief Operating Officer

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Communications and Engagement

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Enterprise Risk Management

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

General Counsel

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Internal Oversight and Performance Assurance

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

International Affairs

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Investor Advocate

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics. 

Secretary

Joshua T. White

Acting Chief Economist and Director

Office of Economic and Risk Analysis

Joshua T. White is the PCAOB’s Acting Chief Economist and Director of its Office of Economic and Risk Analysis (OERA). In this role, Dr. White is responsible for advising and assisting the Board by conducting independent, evidence-based economic and risk analyses to inform its oversight activities, including inspections, investigations, rulemaking, standard setting, and post-implementation reviews. 

Dr. White is currently on leave from his position as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. He was a Senior Advisor in OERA from June 2024 to April 2025. 

Dr. White previously served as a Financial Economist, Visiting Academic Scholar, and Expert Consultant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission between 2012 and 2018. He was also on the faculty at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business from 2014 to 2017.  

Dr. White holds a B.S., MBA, and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, where he was awarded the Outstanding Ph.D. Alumnus Award in 2018. Dr. White has testified before the U.S. Congress on corporate governance and disclosure topics.