John Barnes Bio

John has more than 28 years of combined experience in internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, Specialty Attestation reports, external audit, performance audits and accounting consulting services. Prior to joining Grant Thornton in 2004, John held a manager position in a national accounting firm and an internal audit consulting firm. John is based in Cleveland, OH and leads our Cleveland Office and risk advisory services group in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Michigan. John's experiences include providing external audits and internal controls consulting within the COSO framework and coordinating such work with all major accounting firms. He has managed complex multi-project and multi-national engagements. He has overseen execution of multiple engagements including progress reporting and deadline management. His experience includes providing services to multi-national manufacturing firms, technology companies, retailers, government contractors, hospitals, financial services and retailers.