Todd Warren

About Todd Warren

Todd Warren is an audit, risk, and compliance executive with more than 25 years of experience supporting large, complex organizations in strengthening governance, enhancing risk oversight, modernizing control environments, and developing leadership talent. His background spans multiple industries, including energy, manufacturing, consumer products, retail, services, and technology, bringing a broad perspective on governance, risk, controls, and organizational effectiveness.Todd currently serves as Chief Audit Executive at Southern Company, where he leads Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, and Enterprise Resilience. He previously served as Interim Chief Compliance Officer, overseeing enterprise policy, compliance operations, and second-line oversight. In these roles, he has focused on transforming Internal Audit into a trusted advisor by aligning work to the company’s most significant risks, strengthening partnerships with business leadership, and developing staff with strong risk, business, and digital capabilities. This work has included modernizing audit practices through data analytics, visualization, automation, and emerging AI technologies.As a result of the successful application of AI within Internal Audit, Todd was asked to help support broader AI efforts for the company, contributing to strategy development, governance considerations, and the responsible deployment of generative and analytical AI across business functions.Prior to joining Southern Company, Todd spent more than two decades with PwC, where he served as a Partner and Market Team Leader for the Atlanta Risk Assurance practice. During his tenure, he led internal audit, financial audit, technology, and risk advisory work for Fortune 500 and global organizations navigating regulatory complexity, operational change, and large-scale transformation initiatives.Todd holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accountancy from the University of Tennessee and maintains CPA and CISA credentials. He has served on the board of the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence and is widely regarded as a trusted advisor with a leadership style grounded in sound judgment, collaboration, and long-term enterprise impact.

Experience

1. Chief Audit Executive

   Southern Company

   Aug 2019 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Leads Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management and Enterprise Resilence for the Company.

Education

• Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee

  Bachelors, Accounting

  1993 — 1997

• Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee

  Masters, Accountancy - Information Systems

  1997 — 1998

Skills

• External Audit
• IT Grc
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Business Process
• Risk Management
• Us Gaap
• Internal Controls
• Ssae 16
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• IT Risk Management
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• IT Strategy
• Process Improvement
• IT Audit
• Cpa
• Assurance
• Internal Audit
• Accounting
• Auditing