Ms. Alison Spivey Moderator

Alison T. Spivey is a partner in Ernst & Young LLP’s Professional Practice Group – National Accounting. She leads a team that is responsible for consulting on technical accounting and reporting matters, monitoring activities of standard-setting bodies, drafting firm materials related to new and existing accounting pronouncements and leading professional education courses, primarily in revenue recognition, earnings per share, and fair value. Alison recently served on the FASB and IASB’s Joint Transition Resource Group for revenue recognition. She is a former Associate Chief Accountant in the SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant, where she was a co-author of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 on share-based payment. Alison earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from The College of William and Mary. She is a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.