HMC Business Consulting, LLC
Herbert M. Chain, MBA, CPA
Independent Director, Audit Committee Chair, SOX Financial Expert, Accounting and Auditing Professional, Professor, Consultant
Sound advice based on experience
Professional Experience
- Significant board/governance experience, with a boardroom presence.
- Qualified as "Audit Committee Financial Expert" under Sarbanes-Oxley and SEC provisions.
- Broad and deep SEC and PCAOB experience, including public offerings (i.e., IPOs), periodic filings, and auditing standards and rules.
- At Deloitte, served public and private investment advisers, mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, physical commodity traders and distributors, commodity pools, investment partnerships, trust companies and broker-dealers. Experience in other industries.
- Understanding of technology and its implications (and application) to the profession and audit engagements.
- Member of the firm’s professional practice network and East Region deputy professional practice director.
- Served as Chief Marketing Officer for Deloitte's Northeast Investment Management practice.
- 10 years of professorship at St. John's University, teaching professional ethics, ERM and SEC practice.
Certifications, Licenses, and Education
- NACD Directorship Certification (2020)
- American Academy of Corporate Directors - Advanced Professional Director Certification (2020)
- New York State CPA (1978)
- MS New York University - International Relations (2007)
- MBA Wharton Graduate School of Business, University of Pennsylvania - Finance and Accounting (1977)
- BS Duke University - Marine Geology (1974)
My LinkedIn Profile
Why me?
Why me?
I bring experience, on-demand expertise and objectivity to any assignment or project.
Throughout my 40-year professional career I have subscribed to the philosophy of the great Peter Drucker. He believed that his "... greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions." What that means is that I will listen to you and your issues, in order to define the best process and methodology to address your issues and concerns.
I am ready to help you succeed and accomplish your objectives.