Our Board of Directors

Program Committee Chair
K. Denise Thompson
Partner, KPMG
Denise is an audit partner in KPMG San Diego’s consumer markets and technology practice.
Denise has over 18 years of experience with KPMG. She serves or has served as Audit Engagement Partner for a variety of companies in the consumer markets or technology industries. Denise has extensive experience working with public companies and assisting with SEC registration statements, merger and acquisition projects and internal controls reviews. Denise began her career in San Diego and returned to the San Diego office five years ago after working for KPMG in Philadelphia and San Antonio.
A sample of San Diego clients Denise has served is as follows:
Denise is a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is also a member of ATHENA, a women’s organization that connects San Diego’s technology and business communities.
Denise received a Bachelor of Science with a major in Accounting from the University of Redlands.
Denise has over 18 years of experience with KPMG. She serves or has served as Audit Engagement Partner for a variety of companies in the consumer markets or technology industries. Denise has extensive experience working with public companies and assisting with SEC registration statements, merger and acquisition projects and internal controls reviews. Denise began her career in San Diego and returned to the San Diego office five years ago after working for KPMG in Philadelphia and San Antonio.
A sample of San Diego clients Denise has served is as follows:
- Copley Press
- Chicken of the Sea
- Elan Pharmaceuticals
- Forward Ventures
- Jack in the Box Inc.
- Jazzercise, Inc.
- PETCO Animal Supplies , Inc.
- ResMed Inc.
- Rubios
- TargeGen, Inc.
- The Titan Corporation
- Washington Inventory Service
Denise is a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is also a member of ATHENA, a women’s organization that connects San Diego’s technology and business communities.
Denise received a Bachelor of Science with a major in Accounting from the University of Redlands.





