2002 College of Business Alumni Merit Award Recipient
Mary Pat Statz McCarthy, BSBA’77
Mary Pat Statz McCarthy distinguished herself early as a student in
Creighton University’s College of Business. Today she is the
highest-ranking woman in the accounting profession.
Mary Pat is the vice chair and global line of business chair of
KPMG’s Information, Communication and Entertainment practice based in
Silicon Valley. In this position, she leads a team of more than 300
assurance and tax partners in serving some of the most dynamic firms in
the country, including Adobe, Apple, Informix, Macromedia, Microsoft and
Motorola.
Her extensive experience includes involvement in Solectron’s
acquisition of IBM’s manufacturing business in Bordeaux, France;
Siebel’s acquisition of Scopus; and Motorola’s acquisition of General
Instruments.
Mary Pat is the author and co-author of several books including
Security Transformation: Digital Defense Strategies to Protect Your
Company’s Reputation and Market Share; also the best selling Digital
Transformation — The Essentials of e-Business Leadership; and Agile
Business for Fragile Times. She is frequently quoted in the New York
Times, Business Week and professional journals. She is widely sought as a
speaker at industry forums and as a guest on television and radio
shows.
Mary Pat serves on the Digital Divide Task Force of the World
Economic Forum, which explores creative ways to engage stakeholders
worldwide in dialogue and action to bridge the global digital divide.
In her community, Mary Pat is on the board of the Tech Museum of
Innovation in San Jose. She also has been on the board of the Leavey
Graduate School of Business at Santa Clara University.
Loyal to Creighton, Mary Pat has been an active member of the San
Jose Alumni Chapter, serving on its board and as its president. In 2000,
she was a part of the College’s Executive-in-Residence program.
Mary Pat is married to Kevin J. McCarthy, BSBA’75. They have three
children: Alexandra, Maggie and Connor. For high achievement, dedication
and service to her profession, community and alma mater, Creighton
University proudly confers the 2002 Alumni Merit Award for the College
of Business upon Ms. Mary Pat Statz McCarthy.