Daniel L Goelzer

Daniel L. Goelzer was appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission as a founding member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in October 2002. In 2007, the SEC unanimously reappointed him to serve an additional term of five years. He served as Acting Chairman of the PCAOB from August 2009 through January 2011. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Goelzer served as General Counsel of the SEC. Before becoming General Counsel, he was Executive Assistant to the SEC Chairman, and Special Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel. Prior to joining the Commission in 1974, Mr. Goelzer was law clerk to Judge Thomas E. Fairchild of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Earlier in his career, he worked as an auditor in the Milwaukee office of Deloitte & Touche. From 1990 until joining the Board, Mr. Goelzer was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Baker & McKenzie. He practiced securities and corporate law, specializing in matters involving the SEC. Mr. Goelzer, a native of Milwaukee, received a B.B.A. (Accounting) from the University of Wisconsin, a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin School of Law, and an L.L.M. from the National Law Center, George Washington University. He is a certified public accountant.