Jay Qatato

Jay Qatato is the Sr. Director of Internal Audit with Calpine Corporation based in Houston, Texas. He has an extensive background in Auditing, Operations, and Shared Services. Mr. Qatato has worked for several large organizations including Nabors Industries, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, KPMG and Mobil Oil. During his career, he has held positions in Engineering, Supply Chain, Corporate Audit, and Shared Services. He has extensive control framework experience in capital and expenditures, including contracts and commodities control. As an auditor, he has performed and managed numerous domestic and international engagements from Planning to Reporting in the Energy, Technology and Oil and Gas Sectors. Additional experience includes all aspects of SOX compliance from control design to testing and reporting. As the Sr. Director in Audit, Mr. Qatato interacts with Senior leadership and consults with the business to develop a more analytical approach to managing risk through the use of interactive reports and dashboards. Throughout his career, he has leveraged technology particularly at Calpine as well as the Director of Shared Services for the worlds largest on shore drilling company, Nabors. The dashboards provide Senior Management with the tools for strategic insight, technological improvements and daily enhancement of operational efficiency. Mr. Qatato holds a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified in Control Self Assessment (CCSA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). He has served as the VP of Finance and VP of Academic Relations for the Houston Institute of Internal Auditors and has made numerous presentations to University Students on Internal Auditing and Data Analytics. He has also authored an article for the IIA International Magazine titled “Auditor or Adviser” and been a guest on an Audit Podcast.