This week, our guest is Pat Niemann, Partner at EY. On his episode, Taylor shares valuable insights on the skills and qualities that are essential for aspiring and current CAEs. He also sheds light on the intricacies of the CAE and audit committee relationship and the importance of transparency in the audit process. Be sure to connect with Pat on LinkedIn.   Also, be sure to follow us on our new social media accounts on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok. Also be sure to sign up for The Audit Podcast newsletter and to check out my favorite part of the interview on The Audit Podcast YouTube channel. * This podcast is brought to you by Greenskies Analytics, the services firm that helps auditors leap-frog up the analytics maturity model. Their approach for launching audit analytics programs with a series of proven quick-win analytics will guarantee the results worthy of the analytics hype.  Whether your audit team needs a data strategy, methodology, governance, literacy, or anything else related to audit and analytics, schedule time with Greenskies Analytics.