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Christopher Ellingwood

Principal | CISA, COBIT 5

Chris leads our IT assurance team in engagements of state lotteries, pari-mutuel industry, financial institutions, insurance companies, technology companies, and third-party administrators. Chris oversees all of the firm’s engagements within the gaming industry including SOC audits, security assessments, and risk assessments.

Chris is a Principal in BerryDunn’s Commercial Practice Group. He works closely with staff and clients to supervise SOC engagements. He also specializes in IT assurance services, technology planning, and software development life cycle consulting. As a member of BerryDunn's Recovery Advisory Team, he is guiding his clients through the COVID-19 outbreak.

Chris leads our IT assurance team in engagements of state lotteries, pari-mutuel industry, financial institutions, insurance companies, technology companies, and third-party administrators. Chris oversees all of the firm’s engagements within the gaming industry including SOC audits, security assessments, and risk assessments.

Chris is a Principal in BerryDunn’s Commercial Practice Group. He works closely with staff and clients to supervise SOC engagements. He also specializes in IT assurance services, technology planning, and software development life cycle consulting. As a member of BerryDunn's Recovery Advisory Team, he is guiding his clients through the COVID-19 outbreak.

Prior to joining the Management Consulting team, Chris worked in BerryDunn’s Financial Services Group conducting financial statement audits and employee benefit audits in the healthcare, banking, and commercial industries.

Chris is also an Adjunct Professor at Champlain College in Burlington, VT. He teaches online courses in Accounting Information Systems for Champlain’s Continuing Professional Studies Program.

Experience highlights

Chris helps clients with a variety of issues including:

  • SOC 1 (SSAE 18), SOC 2, SOC 3
  • SOC readiness assessments
  • Risk assessments
  • Compliance reviews
  • Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404
  • IT reviews and audits
  • IT consulting and security
  • IT support for financial audits
  • Software change management
  • Internal controls

Memberships and Committees

  • Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Member

Community Service:

  • DREAM (Direction through Recreation, Education, Adventure and Mentoring), Alumni Board Officer, Constitution Keeper

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Education

BS, Accounting, honors, Champlain College

Certifications

  • CISA
  • COBIT 5