Tandra Jackson
Managing Partner, KPMG
Tandra Jackson is the Managing Partner for KPMG’s Houston Major Market, which includes Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and KPMG offices in Louisiana. She has 25 years of professional experience across multiple industries, including energy and chemicals, industrial manufacturing, and healthcare. Tandra’s experience includes business process improvement, systems selection and implementation, enterprise risk management, and IT governance, risk, and compliance. She is an MBA and Certified Information Systems Auditor. As Managing Partner, Tandra is responsible for helping to lead the growth and success of the firm’s audit, tax, and advisory practices in the Houston Major Market, and ensuring KPMG clients receive exceptional service from the firm’s more than 1200 Houston partners and professionals. Additionally, she is focused on ensuring partners and employees experience KPMG as a great place to work and build their careers. In her role, Tandra coordinates KPMG’s community involvement activities and encourages the firm’s Houston professionals to “pay it forward” in the community. She serves as a member of KPMG’s African American Network National Advisory Board, the KPMG Foundation Board, and is a member of the KPMG Nominating Committee for the Board. Tandra is a member of Louisiana State University’s Dean Advisory Council, the Advisory Board of the National Association of Corporate Directors Houston Chapter, and a founding member of the Houston Chapter of CEOs Against Cancer. She also serves on several non-profit boards including, Ronald McDonald House of Houston (Audit Committee and Technology Committee), Greater Houston Partnership (Audit Committee), Central Houston, Inc. (Audit Committee) and the Houston Zoo. Tandra has spoken at forums such as: KPMG’s Global Energy Conference, KPMG Insights, Pink Petro HERWorld, National Women’s Council Houston Conference, Rice University Women Leadership Conference, Texas Society of Women CPAs, and the Women in Leadership Symposium.