Charles G. Chaffin, CIA, CPA, is the Director of Audits for the University of Texas System with overall responsibility for all internal auditing activities in the system. He is also the System-wide Compliance Officer responsible for providing guidance to the various component compliance programs and information to the system's executive management and board of regents. He has been, since its inception in January 1998, the U.T. System official primarily responsible for the development and implementation of the U.T. System Institutional Compliance Program.

In 2001, Mr. Chaffin co-authored Effective Compliance Systems: A Practical Guide for Educational Institutions (published by The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation). In 2005 he was awarded the ACUA Professional Contributions Award in recognition of his sustained outstanding contributions to the practice of internal auditing in higher education.

Mr. Chaffin has chaired three prior national conferences on Effective Compliance Systems and is regarded as one of the most knowledgeable practitioners in higher education compliance and control self-assessment. He has been a frequent presenter at professional auditing and compliance conferences, including those hosted by IIA, NACUBO, SACUBO, AICPA, and ACUA.

Mr. Chaffin was previously an audit partner with Deloitte and Touche in Houston, Texas. He is a former accounting instructor for the University of South Florida and served with the U. S. Army in Viet Nam.

Mr. Chaffin's session - G1: Opening Remarks; G2: Closing Remarks