Julie Bell Lindsay

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Julie Bell Lindsay is the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ), a position she has held since May 2019. As CEO, Julie is responsible for leading the CAQ in fulfilling its mission of championing the public interest in the capital markets by elevating the quality, credibility and transparency of public company audits and the role of assurance in our markets.

Previously, Julie served as a Managing Director and the Deputy Head of Global Regulatory Affairs at Citigroup, a position she began in February 2017. In that role, Julie worked to formulate and execute Citi’s regulatory policy priorities and strategy across the numerous U.S. and international regulatory agencies with oversight over Citi. Julie joined Citi in February 2009 as General Counsel – Capital Markets and Corporate Reporting, where she was the lead internal lawyer responsible for Citi’s public disclosures and global capital markets activities. During this time, she led the internal and external teams in Citi’s $20 billion TARP repayment, involving the then-largest public equity offering in US capital markets history, as well as its $58 billion exchange offers designed to boost Citi’s capital levels post-financial crisis.

Prior to Citi, Julie served as Counsel to Commissioner Cynthia Glassman at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, where she counseled the Commissioner on matters relating to public company disclosure obligations, corporate governance standards, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the PCAOB and FASB, enforcement matters, and issues affecting registered foreign companies. Julie also has securities and public company reporting and governance experience as Counsel and Associate at law firms in Washington, DC and Palo Alto, CA.

Julie graduated from The Ohio State University in 1993 with a BA in political science and received her JD from Vanderbilt School of Law in 1996. She serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, where she Chairs the Audit and Finance Committee, and as a Member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the College of Arts & Sciences at The Ohio State University.