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Stephen L. Morgan, CGFM, CIA, CGAP, CFE |
Stephen L. Morgan is the city auditor of Austin, Texas, directing a full scope audit office that conducts performance audits, fraud investigations, and consulting engagements. Under Mr. Morgan’s leadership as deputy city auditor, the City Auditor’s Office conducted three citywide audits of performance measures, measurement systems, and the use of performance measures by department management. The first such audit followed a unanimous City Council resolution, drafted by Mr. Morgan, on performance measurement expectations of all departments. The later audits led to the city making a major commitment to improve performance measurement and integrate it with strategic planning and budgeting. Before joining the City Auditor’s Office, Mr. Morgan was an evaluator in the U.S. General Accounting Office’s National Productivity Group, responsible for managing audits of federal productivity programs. For many years he has also been an instructor, designing and delivering courses on performance measurement, management, and auditing. He is a member of the executive committee of the Southwest Intergovernmental Audit Forum. His IIA offices have included president and governor, Austin Chapter, chair of the International Government Relations Committee, and currently North American director representing over 50,000 internal auditors. In 2005 he received the Austin Chapter’s Practioner of the Year award.
In January 2001 Mr. Morgan was appointed (reappointed in 2005) by the Comptroller General of the United States to the Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards. He co-authored two textbooks: Performance Auditing: A Measurement Approach and Auditor Roles in Government Performance Measurement: A Guide to Exemplary Practices at the Local, State, and Provincial Levels. Also, in March 2002, Mr. Morgan became the fourth annual recipient of the Harry Hatry Distinguished Performance Measurement Practice Award from the American Society of Public Administration honoring his lifetime of contributions to public service. Mr. Morgan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in government (with honors) from the University of Texas at Austin; he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds an MPA from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas. |
