Vanessa Salinas Beckstrom

About Vanessa Salinas Beckstrom

I am an Investigations & Forensics Partner in PwC’s Cyber, Risk & Regulatory practice, based in Dallas, TX. I have over 23 years of experience, providing investigative, compliance and eDiscovery services in a variety of industries. I regularly assist global companies doing business domestically, as well as throughout the globe. I am a native Spanish speaker and have done extensive travel in Latin America, Europe and Asia leading combined US and local engagement teams on cross-border investigations, anti-corruption due diligence and compliance engagements. I work with legal, compliance and internal audit teams to lead domestic and international investigations including alleged asset misappropriation, financial frauds and corruption. I also assist clients in responding to enforcement actions related to domestic and foreign bribery including FCPA, the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark and False Claims Act among other regulations. In addition, I help companies with monitoring and compliance efforts such as the design and implementation of anti-corruption programs, including conducting compliance assessments of foreign business units and the exercise of audit rights for third parties. I have also helped to represent clients and law firms in such matters, including the development of disgorgement calculations before the United States Department of Justice and the SEC.I received a Bachelor of Business Administration (major in Finance and Spanish and a concentration in International Business) from the University of Notre Dame, am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF). I am passionate about mentoring, diversity and inclusion and promoting women by co-leading the PwC Women\'s Inclusion Network and Parenting Inclusion Network in Dallas and serving as a board member of Step Up, a non-profit focused on mentoring teen girls.

Experience

1. Investigation & Forensics Partner

   PwC

   Jul 2019 — Present · US

Education

• UCLA

  Online Accounting Courses

  2004 — 2006

• University of Notre Dame - Mendoza College of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and Spanish; International Business

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Fraud Investigations
• Finance
• Fcpa
• Risk Assessment
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Financial Risk
• Fraud
• Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Certified Fraud Examiner
• Litigation Support
• Internal Controls
• Cpa
• Auditing
• Forensic Analysis
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Program Management
• Due Diligence
• Investigation
• Financial Statements
• Forensic Accounting
• Internal Audit
• Revenue Recognition