Bio

Brenda Torres is the chief operating officer and a partner of Crowe. Her responsibilities include overseeing several firmwide administrative groups, including talent solutions; diversity, equity, and inclusion; partner affairs; global services; and geographic office leaders. Previously, Brenda served as the partner-in-charge of audit quality and operations in the audit services group and as the engagement partner for audits of public employees’ retirement systems. She has more than 25 years of experience delivering audit and assurance services for public employees’ retirement systems, ERISA plans, and privately held companies in a variety of industries. During her tenure at Crowe, she also served on the firm’s screening committee for new partners and principals, the CEO advisory committee, audit and assurance services management team, executive council for the women’s leadership program, and dean of the audit college of Crowe University, the firm's professional education and training portal. She also represented Crowe on the Center for Audit Quality’s talent steering committee. Brenda holds CPA licenses in Indiana, California, and New York.