Leadership
Edward Applegate
Areas of Expertise:
- Internal audit
- IT audit
- Enterprise risk management
- Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- Transaction services
Ed Applegate serves as Managing Director at MorganFranklin with a focus on risk management, including the areas of internal audit, IT audit, enterprise risk management, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. He also leads transaction services engagements involving SEC reporting and financing for private equity transactions.
Over the course of his career, Ed has gained international and multinational corporate experience. He spent two years in Sydney, Australia, working with Australian public companies. While at MorganFranklin, he also implemented OMB A-123 internal control compliance programs for several federal agencies.
Throughout his career, Ed has served in a variety of industries. Prior to joining MorganFranklin, Ed worked as the IT audit integration leader in the Technology and Security Risk Services practice at Ernst & Young, where he gained 17 years of public accounting, auditing, and business advisory experience. From 1996 to 2001, he served in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Services practice in Dallas, where he accrued significant expertise in complex public financial transactions, SEC reporting, and application of financial accounting standards.
"Being a trusted advisor to my clients and a leader to the MorganFranklin team members who serve them is my priority. Nothing motivates me more than seeing both groups succeed."
Ed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Pennsylvania State University, where he won the PICPA Award for Excellence in Accounting Studies and served as president of the student-faculty honor society. Ed also served for 10 years in various volunteer roles with Junior Achievement. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
