Neil Grammer is the Executive Managing Member of Grammer & Associates which provides accounting, audit, and advisory services to hospitality, healthcare and not for profit organizations. With over 30 years total experience and 17 in hospitality with Interstate Hotels and Marriott, Neil is well versed in business process design, enterprise risk management, internal control design, IT security, privacy, fraud prevention, corporate investigations, and corporate compliance.  

Prior to forming Grammer & Associates, Neil was the Senior Vice President of Audit and Compliance for Interstate Hotels and Resorts, one of the largest independent hotel management companies in the world.  His responsibilities included the following:

· Enterprise risk management 

· Public company audit committee reporting

· Internal controls over financial processes and reporting

· Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control design and testing 

· SSAE 18 (SOC 1 Type 2) design and testing

· PCI compliance program development and testing

· Privacy compliance for European and US privacy laws

· Data security incident response plan development

· Business resiliency design and operation 

· Annual corporate ethical conduct compliance reviews

Neil’s other audit, enterprise risk and internal control experience includes working at several large Fortune 200 companies including United Health Group, Marriott, and Gannett Co.. 

Neil currently serves as Chair of the HSCSN Health Plan (a managed care health plan for children with special needs in Washington DC) and Vice Chair of the HSC Health Care System. He also serves as audit and finance committee chair. Neil was also a former finance committee chair of the Grace Episcopal Day School board in Kensington, MD and board member and treasurer of Collington Life Care Community in Bowie Md.