John Capone
Office Managing Partner, New England & Upstate New York
John Capone is the Office Managing Partner for the KPMG New England and Upstate New York region of nearly two thousand professionals. He is responsible for overseeing the delivery of high-quality client service, the development of marketplace strategy, attracting and retaining key resources, and representing the firm in the market and community.
In his previous role as the Audit Partner-in-Charge, John was responsible for overseeing the delivery and directing the resources of audit and attest services to the financial services, consumer and industrial markets, and public sector audit practices across seven regional offices. John also served as lead audit partner and SEC Reviewing Partner for a number of larger asset management clients of KPMG in Boston and New York.
John has 30 years of experience serving financial services clients. Prior to joining KPMG, John spent nearly five years in the Division of Investment Management at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the last two of those years as Chief Accountant. He worked with many of the industry's most innovative and forward-looking companies to integrate the regulatory framework with current products and practices.
John is a frequent speaker at national industry conferences. He developed and continues to organize the KPMG Audit Committee Institute-Mutual Funds Sessions semi-annually for the past 20 years and has authored, or co-authored, a number of thought leadership pieces impacting investment management companies.
John serves on the Philanthropic Board of Advisors for Boston Children's Hospital, host committee member for First Literacy, and as Steering Committee Member for KPMG Family for Literacy. John is on the board of Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Massachusetts High Tech Council, the New England Council, and Massachusetts Business Roundtable. He earned his MBA from Columbia University and an undergraduate accounting degree from the Pennsylvania State University.