Matt Miner is set to join KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm, as Vice Chair and General Counsel, effective February 28, 2025.
As Vice Chair – Legal, Regulatory & Compliance and General Counsel for the U.S. firm, he will be responsible for helping the firm serve its clients with innovation while meeting the firm’s professional obligations and maintaining a world-class ethics and compliance program.
In his role, Miner will serve on the U.S. Management Committee and as Secretary to the KPMG U.S. Board of Directors, responsible for firm governance matters.
He will also serve as Head of Legal and Compliance for the Americas Region and join the Americas Management Committee. Working with leaders across the firm, he will also support engagement with KPMG’s Trusted AI framework, driving the firm’s principles into practice as it develops new solutions and capabilities with generative AI.
“Matt is a leader in his field who will help our firm deliver innovative services for businesses with integrity,” said Paul Knopp, Chair and CEO of KPMG LLP. “Trust is at the heart of our business, and we look forward to Matt’s leadership to help guide our firm in continuing to deliver value for clients.”
Currently, he is Walmart’s executive vice president and global chief ethics and compliance officer. He oversees the company’s multi-disciplinary ethics and compliance program and team.
Before joining Walmart, Matt led the white-collar litigation and government investigation practice for Morgan Lewis in Washington, D.C., where he focused on matters facing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Congress.
Before being appointed to the Justice Department, Matt was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and at White & Case LLP. He has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama and on the staff of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Cincinnati and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.
