Kenneth Heskett
Faculty Member |
Business Administration Major
Stiller School of Business |
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Pronouns | He/Him/His |
Education | Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, Master of Business Administration; University of Michigan, Bachelor of Arts; Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, Bachelor of Business Admin; University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Bachelor of Arts |
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Biography
In addition to his role as an adjunct lecturer, Ken is the IT Internal Audit manager for Ensemble Health Partners RCM and brings the lessons of more than 8 years experience in internal auditing and 20 years of working in various roles in information technology from network administrator to IT department manager into the classroom. He holds a Master of Business Administration specializing in project management, and is a Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Internal Auditor. He currently serves on the board of the ISACA New England chapter and formerly served on the board of Richmond Rescue. He is author is several articles in professional journals including the AHIA 2021 New Perspectives Article of the Year award for his writing about auditing data centers. A veteran of the US Marine Corps, Ken continues service to his community as an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America and serves as Scoutmaster for his sons’ scout troop. He is married to Jennifer, a high school biology and environmental sciences teacher, and has 4 boys (two of whom are Eagle Scouts)Miles, Collin, Jeremy, and Alden, 4 cats, a dog, and a bearded dragon.
Distinctions & Awards
New Perspectives Article of the Year Award Issued by Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors · Sep 2021
Publications & Abstracts
- Audit the Remote Worker’s Toolbox – Test Endpoint Security
- Defense-in-Depth Cybersecurity Strategy – Consider the adequacy of layers
- Third-Party Risk to Information Systems – Protect from Threats Beyond Cybersecurity
- Business Continuity Planning – Assess the Process
- Data Center Audits – Ensure Equipment Availability
- Fight Identity Fraud – Audit Use of the Limited Access Death Master File
Professional & Scholastic Affiliations
Recommended Reading, Listening & Viewing
- Mindwalk (1990) – A conversation between a physicist, a politician, and an artist about science, politics, and society each bringing a different perspective, shot on location at Mont Saint-Michel.
- Any episode, but especially “Spider” from the HBO Miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998) – The encapsulation of a project management and leadership into an engaging story of the development of the lunar module during the Apollo program in the 1960s.
Favorite Quote
“Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.”
—Omar N. Bradley
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