Former Chairmen and Board Members

William J. McDonough became Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on June 11, 2003, joining the Board after 10 years as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Kayla J. Gillan was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a founding member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in October 2002. Prior to her appointment, she worked in the pension field for more than 16 years, specializing in trust, securities, governance, administrative, policy, and operational matters.

Mark W. Olson became Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in June 2006.

Bill Gradison was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a founding member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which was created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. He was unanimously reappointed to a full five-year term in August 2004, and served as Acting Chairman from December 2005 to July 2006.

Charles D. Niemeier was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a founding member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in October 2002, and served as Acting Chairman of the Board from January to June 2003.

Daniel L. Goelzer was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a founding member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in October 2002. He served as Acting Chairman of the PCAOB from August 2009 through January 2011. He left the Board in March 2012.

​Jay D. Hanson was appointed to be a Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board by the Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2011, and reappointed for a second term​​.

Steven B. Harris served two terms as a Board member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. He was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2008 and reappointed in March 2013. He served until January 2018.

Lewis H. Ferguson was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to be a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in January 2011, and reappointed in 2015, serving until January 2018.

James R. Doty was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as the Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in January 2011 and served until January 2018.

Jeanette M. Franzel was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in February 2012 and served until January 2018.

Kathleen M. Hamm was appointed a Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board by the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2017, sworn in on January 2018, and served until October 2019.

James G. Kaiser was appointed as a Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board by the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2017, sworn in on March 1, 2018, and served until November 2020.

J. Robert Brown was appointed as a Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board by the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2017, sworn in on February 1, 2018, and served until January 2021.