Candace Vaughn

Assurance & Advisory Partner

“The rapid pace of changing technology and borderless economies create unique challenges and opportunities for all entities. Our clients rely on us as their trusted business partners to provide the information needed to react timely so they can focus on building a successful business. My ultimate reward is seeing clients succeed.”

Candy is the head of our firm’s Services to Business division and plays a key leadership role in supporting all our practices and partners to ensure the highest level of client service and quality work.

Throughout her career, Candy has specialized in providing audit and business consulting services to investment companies, closely held and venture-backed companies, and employee benefit plans. Her areas of expertise include merger and acquisition transactions, strategic planning, entity structure services, financial reporting, and complex accounting issues such as revenue recognition, equity accounting, and valuation matters. Candy also serves as the designated partner-in-charge of the firm’s Employee Benefit Plan (ERISA) practice. She brings over 25 years of public accounting and assurance experience, serving a wide range of clients including investment entities, large privately held professional service firms, and pre-IPO software and high-tech venture-backed companies.

• B.S. San Jose State University
• Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA)
• Named a CalCPA Woman to Watch in 2010
• Previous Board member for Girl Scouts of Northern California (GSNC) and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA)
• Previous Audit Committee and Finance member of Girl Scouts of Northern California (GSNC)