David S. Landau, CPA: President & CEO
David Landau is the founder of DLA, and serves as the firm’s President & CEO. David is a recognized expert in the area of internal control, internal audit and Section 404. David founded the firm in 2001 based on his identification of an absence in the market of a firm that could serve as an independent and objective resource for companies, their accounting firms and Audit Committees, which often had audit engagement or tax advisory conflicts of interest with their service providers. David’s background is in Real Estate, Insurance and Private Equity. David works directly with the Audit Committees of his clients on financial, operational and compliance risk matters. David also serves as a subject matter expert on many topics, including construction audit, forensic matters and internal control over financial reporting, as well as litigation consulting and operational consulting.
Prior to forming DLA, David worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC in the Mergers & Acquisition Advisory Services department serving a variety of industries. Responsibilities included performing advisory due diligence for buy-side LBO and strategic clients ranging from $10 million to $4 billion. In addition to the Mergers & Acquisition Advisory Services experience, David worked for Ernst & Young LLP, performing financial audits of Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fortis, Health First, Multi-Plan, Robert Plan, Eagle Insurance, NCIC, American Express (Europe), Lehman Brothers, Bankers Trust and McGraw Hill.
David was also the founder of Alumnipride, Inc., a successful Internet venture, which provided software and marketing services to affinity groups. Alumnipride was sold to a strategic buyer in September of 2000, where David served as the CFO and EVP of Corporate Development. While at Alumnipride, David was responsible for the Company’s strategy, raising venture capital financing, sales and product development.
David is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a BS in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University. David is the founder of the Gift of Camp charity, which raises money for the Children’s Cancer Center and Morristown Memorial Hospital. David is also a member of the Real Estate Advisory Board at the Pennsylvania State University.