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Mark Cheffers (mcheffers@ivesinc.com) is the Founder and CEO of Ives Group, Inc., an independent research provider focused on developing web based due diligence and market intelligence tools that allow analysts to better assess risks being presented by public company audit, internal control, and legal exposures. Ives' flagship services include www.auditanalytics.com and www.accountingmalpractice.com. Ives counts among its clients some of the largest professional service, research, regulatory, and financial services organizations in the world. Mr. Cheffers is also a researcher, author, and litigation consulting specialist. He recently co-authored a graduate level text on accounting ethics, Understanding Accounting Ethics. Mr. Cheffers is a regular commentator in the major financial press on matters of accounting malpractice and corporate governance. For information on the accounting ethics book, go to Allen David Press: Allen David Press Prior to founding Ives Group, Mr. Cheffers operated a successful litigation consulting firm, specializing in fraud investigations and litigation consulting on large and complex professional malpractice cases. Mr. Cheffers began his career at KPMG in Boston and later joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in Sydney, Australia, where he became a Manager. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and has achieved its Accredited Business Valuation (ABV) professional designation. Mr. Cheffers has a BSBA, magna cum laude, in accounting and finance from Boston University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He lives in Worcester, Massachusetts with his wife and eleven children. | 