BDO USA
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Sep 17, 2026
Ed RiveraGUEST
Sure, absolutely.
Ed RiveraGUEST
So think of BDO Alliance as an association of accounting firms that also works with that is part of BDO USA, the accounting firm in the US.
Ed RiveraGUEST
And as an alliance, we bring together CPA firms along with other firms that work with CPA firms from across the country.
Ed RiveraGUEST
So across the United States, we've got about 255 CPA firms that are part of the BDO Alliance of all shapes and sizes and types and structures, along with 180 of what we call business resource network firms.
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Welcome to Private Equity Perspectives, a podcast by BDO USA's Private Equity Practice.
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Each episode, BDO connects with leaders in the private equity space to discuss the latest trends driving deal activity, fund strategies, and portfolio company optimization.
Todd KinneyHOST
Hello and welcome to BDO's Private Equity Perspectives podcast, where we explore the trends impacting private equity today.
Ric OpalGUEST
I'm Rick Opal.
Ric OpalGUEST
I work for BDO USA.
Ric OpalGUEST
I have two responsibilities.
Ric OpalGUEST
I'm responsible for the growth of our digital business globally through the 160 countries that we operate in.
Rob BrownHOST
Yeah.
Rob BrownHOST
And obviously accounted to in the business of mitigating risk and getting everything right, but mistakes are made and firms are getting things wrong.
Rob BrownHOST
So question two asks, when it comes to AI, where do you see firms missing the mark? Obviously not BDO USA because you guys are perfect, but other firms out there, Rick.
Ric OpalGUEST
Yeah.
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So today we are looking at merger and acquisition from the workforce side, the part of the deal that rarely makes a press release, but almost always decides whether the deal actually worked.
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And to help us with that, we have with us Elizabeth Mech, Principal and Workforce and Transactions Leader at BDO USA.
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Hi, Elizabeth.
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Thank you so much for joining us today.
Mac GoswamiHOST
We are at AI Ford from Las Vegas.
Mac GoswamiHOST
Today, our guest is Fred Rica, a cybersecurity leader at BDO US.
Mac GoswamiHOST
With three decades in the field, a former Big Four partner who has advised organizations from JP Morgan to Pfizer to the World Bank on managing cyber risk.
Mac GoswamiHOST
He's a regular voice at RSA and Bright Han, and lately he has been making the provoking argument that AI, cyber security's next Saturn moment.
Fred RicaGUEST
Thank you.
Mac GoswamiHOST
Absolutely.
Mac GoswamiHOST
Walk us through just a short version that what you are building at BDO US, and who is your target audience?
Fred RicaGUEST
Yeah.