 Lee Dittmar is a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP (Deloitte Consulting) and serves as the national leader of the Enterprise Governance practice and the global leader of the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) practice. Lee has been helping clients brave the storms of the global marketplace for more than 30 years, and he’s seen plenty of changes in the weather. Lee develops and provides consulting services to help his clients in their efforts to address the challenges and opportunities created by increased governance expectations, risk management, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and other compliance requirements.
Lee is a recognized authority in the areas of governance, risk management, information technology (IT) strategy, and ways companies can improve information quality and performance by aligning IT assets with governance, risk and compliance requirements. Treasury and Risk Management magazine identified Lee as among the 100 most influential people in finance in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Consulting Magazine named him to its list of “The Top 25 Consultants in 2006.”
Lee has nearly 30 years of consulting experience and has helped executives through major change, dealing with new challenges and taking advantage of new opportunities. He has led consulting projects of many types and sizes, for a wide variety of clients in the United States, Canada, Central America and Japan, and he has provided advice and counsel regarding projects in Australia, China, Europe, South Africa and South America.
Lee's consulting career is based on a strong foundation of hands-on management experience in engineering, construction and complex project management. He has served as an expert witness in these areas. Lee is a recognized leader in the consulting industry, with demonstrated capabilities in client service, practice-building, practice management and client-relationship development.
Lee holds a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Drexel University and a master of business administration degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
My Latest Thinking: Integrating Governance, Risk and Compliance: Global Challenges, Compelling Mandate
Lee discusses how a strong GRC linkage can help companies govern effectively and achieve short- and long-term results in Open Compliance and Ethics Group's GRC 360°. Beyond Information Quality to Information Value: Making the Business Case for a New Information Strategy
Lee leads this Deloitte webcast discussing how quality information is both a strategic and a practical asset to companies. Demystifying GRC
In this article from Business Trends Quarterly, Lee discusses how a common, integrated approach to governance, risk and compliance is needed to enable GRC to improve your business. Bringing Information Technology to the Front Burner: Why It Matters, How to Make It Happen
In this Business Trends Quarterly article, Lee and other Deloitte principals explain how senior management can assist boards in making the leap toward becoming more IT-focused. Trends in Risk Management
Lee is featured in this SAP-sponsored webcast series titled " Gaining Competitive Advantage with SAP GRC Risk Management." The Risk Intelligent CIO: Becoming a Front-Line IT Leader in a Risky World
The responsibilities facing today’s chief information officer (CIO) are more demanding than ever, and CIOs are increasingly aware that IT-related problems can come at a staggering cost to their organization’s bottom line and reputation. This is the sixth in our series on Risk Intelligence, in which Lee provides IT executives with practical guidance on ways to leverage technology to intelligently manage the risks they face across their enterprise. Podcast: Alignment, Convergence, Consolidation – Thinking Broadly to Improve Management Information
Hear how recent acquisitions of business intelligence software by major IT companies may affect your business. The 2007 Board and IT Strategies Report
This latest report in Deloitte Consulting’s research initiative, in which Lee is a contributing author, explores how boards of directors are approaching information technology. | 
