Danny Goldberg

Danny M. Goldberg is the Founder of GOLDSRD (www.GOLDSRD.com), a leading provider of Staff Augmentation, Executive Recruiting and Professional Development services. Previously, Danny led the Professional Development and Executive Recruiting Practices at Sunera. Mr. Goldberg re-purchased his practice that he sold to Sunera in 2011. Prior to joining Sunera in January 2011, Danny founded SOFT GRC, an advisory services and professional development firm. Danny has over 17 years of audit experience, including five as a CAE/Audit Director at two diverse companies.

Danny has served on the audit committee of the Dallas Independent School District and was the Chairman of the North Texas Leadership Council of the American Lung Association in 2012. Danny is also the IIA Dallas and Fort Worth Chapter Programs Committee Co-Chairman for the 2012-2013 year and was elected to the Fort Worth IIA Board of Directors in 2013. Danny has also been asked to serve on the IIA’s Learning Committee for the 2014-2016 term.

Danny co-authored the groundbreaking storybook format publication People-Centric© Skills: Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Internal Auditors, which will be available from Wiley Publications in August 2014. People-Centric Skills is the first publication of its kind that specifically focuses on communication and interpersonal skills for internal auditors. Danny is also accredited as the professional commentator on the publication BNA Tax and Accounting Portfolio, Internal Auditing: Fundamental Principles (Accounting Policy and Practice Series), which is authored by renowned audit scholars Curtis C. Verschoor and Mort A. Dittenhofer – co-author of Sawyer’s Internal Auditing. Additionally, Danny has been named as one of the Fort Worth Business Press 40 Under 40 for 2014.

He has also published numerous articles in trade magazines, including:

• College and University Auditor (Project Management, March 2014) – Cover Article

• The Audit Report (Critical Thoughts on Critical Thinking, June 2013) – Cover Article

• ISACA Journal (The Importance of the ARA, Volume 4, 2012)

• ISACA Journal (The Missing Piece: Optimized Interpersonal Skills, Volume 3, 2012)

• The Audit Report (Executive Search: Knowing the Company is as Important as Knowing the Candidate, December 2011)

• ISACA Journal (General Auditing for the IT Auditor: An Overview, Volume 3, 2011)

• The Audit Report (11 Hot Topics for 2011, March 2011)

• Dallas Business Journal (The Yes Man Phenomenon, January 2011)

Danny is a well-known speaker across the nation at numerous IIA and ISACA sponsored events. He currently works with over 100 professional associations around the world and numerous Fortune 1000 companies, assisting in their professional development efforts. Mr. Goldberg has been recognized as a top speaker at numerous events over the past years, including:

• 3rd overall ranked speaker out of 71 – 2014 ISACA CACS Conference

• One of the Top Ranked Speakers – 2014 IIA Gaming Conference

• 2014 IIA Southern California District Conference – Keynote Speaker – 4.91/5.00 Rating

• 6th overall ranked speaker out of 116 – 2013 IIA International Conference

• 8th overall ranked speaker out of 120 – 2012 IIA International Conference

• 3rd and 5th Rated Sessions (out of 40) – 2013 IIA Central Regional Conference

• “Top Rated” Speaker – IIA Triple Play Event – May 2013 (4.84/5.00)

Danny is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control, Certified in Risk Management Assurance, has obtained his Certification in Control Self-Assessment and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant.