Stephen Scott Watson, MSc, CFIIA, MBCS, CISA, CIA is an internal auditor with nearly 30 years practical experience as both a practitioner and senior leader, having worked for inter...view moreStephen Scott Watson, MSc, CFIIA, MBCS, CISA, CIA is an internal auditor with nearly 30 years practical experience as both a practitioner and senior leader, having worked for international accounting and consulting firms and large public sector organisations.Stephen has also contributed to the profession during his tenure as Chief Examiner for the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors UK & Ireland, and as an exam item writer for the Global IIA’s CIA exams. He maintains his links to the Chartered IIA UK & Ireland today as a freelance advisor to their Apprenticeship Programme.Stephen is an experienced Audit Committee Chair and a speaker at Governance, Risk and Control conferences in both the UK and US.He holds a master’s degree in Audit, Management and Consulting and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors UK & Ireland.He is a regular contributor to professional magazines such as Audit & Risk and blogs widely online about audit, risk, and the control implications of future technology such as artificial intelligence (he is also a Platinum Level Member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association - ISACA).Stephen was awarded the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors prestigious J.J. Morris Award for Distinguished Service in 2018. He lives on the beautiful northeast coast of England, five minutes from the beach, with his wife and two retired racing greyhounds.view less