As a global audit and compliance leader, Cheryl Kondra has earned a reputation for agile, ethical leadership among external auditors, colleagues, and clients for handling domestic and international audit and compliance requirements in publicly traded, startup, and PE-owned companies. A board presenter, team builder, industry speaker, and influential executive often sought to build and strengthen internal audit, Cheryl has achieved notable cost savings, with concurrent advances in risk identification, audit integrity, budget reductions, staff empowerment, and standards at Caesars Entertainment, Pinnacle Entertainment, Genting Americas, and Tractor Supply Company. In addition to improving audit functions, Cheryl presents directly to Boards and PE owners, sharing progressive insights on audit, compliance, risk, regulatory, and legal issues with leaders from diverse backgrounds. Cheryl joined the Board of Galaxy Gaming in December 2021. She was named the Audit Committee Chair in early 2022, and a member of Galaxy’s Compliance Committee. In her current role as VP of Internal Audit at Tractor Supply Company, Cheryl modernized and revamped Internal Audit to reflect growth to an $11B organization with satellite offices and 2,000+ stores. Here, she developed a high-performance team focused on proactive risk mitigation and new audit practices for SOX, payroll, receiving, accounting, shrink, POS, and real estate. As a consultative leader on future expansion, she works with Board and executive leaders on legal matters and acquisition due diligence - ensuring audit alignment with objectives. She also takes part in D&I initiatives and serves on the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Committee. Prior to Tractor Supply, Cheryl held the VP of Internal Audit position for Genting Malaysia and Resorts World Americas, where she built a full audit function across multiple properties, with direct reporting to the Audit Committee and Board of Directors in Malaysia. In addition to working with PricewaterhouseCoopers to assess risk, she launched the Compliance Committee and diligence processes needed to formalize audit strategy. Cheryl previously served as VP of Internal Audit and Chief Compliance Officer at Pinnacle Entertainment, building trusted executive relationships and quickly resolved audit challenges. Upon promotion to the C-suite, she headed a 76-member leadership and audit team handling BSA, AML, SOX, and IT audit, with a leadership role in GM Summits on AML and fraud. By standardizing and strengthening compliance and audit practices, her work won accolades and established PCI compliance, risk investigation, and gaming support across multiple locations. In her former position as VP and Chief Audit Executive at Caesars Entertainment, Cheryl oversaw internal audit, strategic consulting, compliance, operational controls, ethics support, and investigations, where she improved quality, reported findings to the Audit Committee, and worked alongside the CFO. Her work supported growth throughout the Americas, Europe, APAC, and Southeast Asia, with operational improvements including enterprise shared services, online offerings, market entry due diligence, and quality. As Caesar’s top audit executive, she set standards and tightened compliance with global and state mandates, while forging relations with Big 4 companies and building a ~90-member team in IT, Operational Compliance, ICFR, and Construction Audit. Serving as VP Internal Audit prior to her promotion, Cheryl held a key role in the merger of Harrah’s and Caesars during post-M&A integration, fast growth, and transformation, in addition to IT projects, SOX, and team restructuring. As Director Internal Audit, Internal Audit Manager, and Senior / Staff Internal Auditor, she created the first IT Audit group to handle state-specific regulatory compliance and brought in software to automate data discovery. Cheryl earned an MS in Accounting from Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University and a BS in Business Administration in Accounting from University of Nevada. Credentialed as a Certified Internal Auditor, she has served as Board member and CIA Chairman for the Institute of Internal Auditors. She sat on the Women’s Leadership Council for United Way of Las Vegas and on the Gaming Audit Group Advisory Board. Cheryl has addressed audiences including the IIA Chief Audit Executive Roundtable, MIS Training Institute, and Marcus Evans.