Mike Levy

Biography

Mike Levy is one of the internal audit profession's most recognized voices, a former Chief Audit Executive who now helps shape the standards the profession is measured against. He founded Cherry Hill Advisory to put that caliber of judgment directly in reach of public and pre-IPO companies: senior-level partnership on internal audit, risk, and assurance, the kind you want in the room when accountability and credibility are on the line.

The firm's core work covers what audit and risk functions have always needed done well: co-sourced internal audit, enterprise risk management, fraud risk, and External Quality Assessments. What's driving the conversation now is what comes next. Cherry Hill's AI-Enabled Internal Audit services help teams put AI to work responsibly and get ahead of cybersecurity and emerging technology risk. Leaders can engage wherever they are: self-guided diagnostics like the Topical Requirements Screener and Audit Pulse Snapshot, CPE-accredited webinars on AI, continuous monitoring, and emerging risk, or the full build-out of an AI-ready audit function. The principle holds across the practice: strengthen assurance without slowing the business down.

Mike has sat on the other side of the table. Over two decades he has held Chief Audit Executive roles across public and private organizations and served in senior finance leadership, with earlier Big Four experience in risk advisory, so he has carried the pressures internal audit leaders face.

Cherry Hill puts real capability in front of leaders before any engagement begins. Mike believes a strong audit function makes better decisions long before it needs outside help, so the firm shares what it knows openly, drawn from the same methodology it uses with clients, so that by the time there's a conversation, you already know how the firm thinks.

Career Highlights

• Serves on the IIA International Standards Board, helping shape the standards the global profession works to
• Chair, IIA North American Board of Directors (2023-2024); former director on the IIA Global Board, with governance oversight of 230,000 members across ~115 countries
• Advisory board member and principal advisor, Internal Audit Initiative, Canisius University AUDIT Lab
• 50+ presentations across global conferences and online events including Audit & Beyond, Diligent Elevate, IIA Great Audit Minds, and the IIA International Conference, reaching thousands of practitioners
• Contributing author, Sawyer's Internal Auditing
• Recipient, IIA Global Volunteer Leadership Award (2026)