Dara Bazzano is an Audit Partner in KPMG's San Francisco office. She specializes in the consumer market and information, communication and entertainment industries. Dara's areas of expertise include SEC filing matters, revenue recognition, debt and equity accounting, and business combinations.

Dara began her public accounting career in 1990 and has participated in numerous audits and public equity transactions for technology companies and in private debt transactions for a large multinational consumer client. She also spent several years in private practice as a Financial Analyst and Controller in the technology and pharmaceutical industries, where she worked with IAS reporting requirements. She is currently the Chairwoman of KPMG's Network of Women in San Francisco and is one of the firm's National Instructors.

Dara is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento and holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant in California, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.