Speaker Series Current Schedule

Kelly Richmond Pope

Kelly Richmond Pope

January 26, 2024
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Student Union 362A/B

Kelly Richmond Pope is the Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University in Chicago, where she teaches managerial and forensic accounting at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is a nationally recognized expert in risk, forensic accounting and white-collar crime research, as well as an award-winning educator, researcher, author and documentary filmmaker.

In 2020, the AICPA and the CPA Practice Advisor named Pope among the top 25 most powerful women in accounting. Her expertise lies in understanding and identifying financial fraud risk within financial statements, assessing corporate culture and compliance systems designed to confront internal control challenges. Pope's research on executive misconduct culminated in directing and producing the award-winning documentary ”All the Queen's Horses,” which explores the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history. Her TED Talk, "How Whistle-blowers Shape History,” has been viewed over 1.6 million times and translated into 20 languages, and serves as a resource to help organizations and individuals embrace internal whistleblowing.

Pope speaks frequently to corporations, nonprofits and government agencies worldwide. She has appeared on news outlets such as CNBC, the BBC and WGN-TV, offering commentary on fraud, risk and ethics. Additionally, she has appeared in publications such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, CFO Drive, Accounting Today, Forbes, The Washington Post and The Daily Beast, discussing fraud and the need for sound internal controls. Pope earned her bachelor of science in accounting from North Carolina A&T State University and her master’s in accountancy and doctorate in accounting from Virginia Tech. She resides in the Chicagoland area.

JP Price

JP Price

March 1, 2024
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Student Union 362A/B

Jennifer “JP” Price is an assistant director at EY in Chicago, where she is a neuro-inclusion champion. She is a Disability Lead 2023 fellowship alum and member. With a B.S. in social work and minor in sociology, along with more than 20 years of experience in corporate and technology consulting positions, Price is instrumental in normalizing neuro-inclusion in career development and support at EY, with their clients and in the community. She works with corporations, nonprofits and universities nationwide. She resides in the Chicagoland area and enjoys cycling, dancing, traveling and shhhhhh (yep) quiet time.

Scott Roe

Scott Roe

March 22, 2024
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Location: HBB 102

Scott Roe (HCB, '87) is chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Tapestry Inc. (NYSE: TPR). In this role, he is responsible for the company’s finance functions and oversees operations across supply chain and information technology.

Roe joined Tapestry as chief financial officer and head of strategy in June 2021. Prior to that, he had a successful 25-year career at VF Corporation, where he served as chief financial officer from April 2015 through May 2021 and as executive vice president from March 2019 through May 2021. During his time in that role, he oversaw finance, accounting, investor relations, corporate development, treasury, tax, financial planning and analysis, sustainability, global business technology and corporation aviation. Prior to his appointment as CFO in 2015, Roe served in a number of senior management positions at VF Corporation, including vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, vice president of finance for VF's Jeanswear and Imagewear coalitions and CFO of international business. Before joining VF Corporation in 1996, he worked in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) automotive and basic materials industries after beginning his career at Ernst & Young. 

Roe graduated with honors with a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of Tennessee.