Gartner Expert

Leslee McKnight

VP, Team Manager

Leslee McKnight is a Vice President of Content Leadership with the Gartner Audit and Risk research teams where she provides thought leadership and leads research teams dedicated to helping global heads of audit and risk address their major pain points.

Previous experience

Prior to joining CEB, now Gartner, in 2017, Ms. McKnight's experience included working with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. While at the University of Michigan she taught classes in the political science department and participated in key institutional research assessing the performance of academic programs and degree completion.

Education

Ph.D., Political Science and Health Services Organization and Policy, University of Michigan

B.A., Political Science and Sociology, University of Connecticut

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

1Managing an effective audit function

2Increasing productivity and efficiency

3Incorporating the use of data analytics in the audit function

4Identifying and managing fraud risks