Moderator Maura Hodge

Maura Hodge is the Audit Leader for KPMG IMPACT, the U.S. firm’s ESG capability, and an audit partner in KPMG’s Boston Office. She has more than a decade of experience providing ESG reporting and assurance services coupled with more than 15 years of experience providing audit and internal control opinions on financial information for companies ranging from venturebacked private companies to the Fortune 100. Because of this background, she sits at the nexus of ESG strategy and reporting and regularly speaks with the media and clients to educate and advise on practical next steps. In addition, Maura is developing and overseeing initiatives to upskill KPMG professionals in ESG to support the embedding of ESG into all of KPMG’s services as well as supporting KPMG’s own impact strategy and reporting. Maura champions inclusion and diversity with a focus on retaining and elevating women in
business. She actively mentors working mothers through KPMG’s Network of Women and regularly speaks at internal events about her experiences. As a licensed CPA, Maura is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). She was named a
Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40 in 2017 and an MSCPA Woman to Watch – Emerging Leader in 2018. She holds a Master's degree in Accounting and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.