Auditing Digital Assets: SOC in the Crypto Era

CISA, CISSP, Cyber SOC, Advanced SOC

As a Partner in Frazier & Deeter’s Advisory Practice and SOC National Practice Leader for the firm, Shelby contributes 25 years of diverse experience in external and internal IT audit, cyber security and risk management with specialization in System and Organization Controls (SOC) examinations. Her career includes responsibility for the successful creation, execution, implementation, optimization and testing of operational and IT controls, and being recognized as an industry leader in SOC consulting, instruction, and reporting. Shelby has a strong track record of building trusted relationships with all levels of employees, colleagues and clients. Her effective communication, leadership and executive reporting skills strengthen her ability to perform, review and lead client engagements from small start-ups to large public organizations. Shelby has worked with a variety of institutions and industries, assisting clients with reviewing and establishing internal controls over IT environments, regulatory compliance and industry framework assessments (SOC, COSO, COBIT, CMS, NIST, ISO, HIPAA, etc). During her career, she has served on an internal financial services leadership council, information technology working group, data governance steering committee and as a SOC examination subject matter expert, an AICPA SOC published author and certified instructor and contributor to the CPA examination. Her industry experience encompasses financial services, healthcare, insurance, pharma, manufacturing, utility, staffing, automotive, software as a service and government. From beginning her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, to IT Audit Manager of a global insurance and investment company and then becoming the longest tenured and only female Chief of Staff of a multi-billion-dollar investment organization, she understands the importance of internal control, operational, business and investment risk management, communication, compliance, transparency and delivery. Because she has served in these functions, Shelby possesses deep appreciation for the value provided by internal and external auditors as resourceful and trusted advisors to audit boards, business partners and members of executive management. Shelby possesses the CISA, CISSP, CDPSE and AICPA CyberSOC and Advanced SOC certifications. Leveraging those credentials, Shelby continually gives back to the profession as the author and instructor of the 2-day AICPA SOC for Service Organizations School since 2020.