W. Damon Dennis
Executive Board Member
W. Damon Dennis is Associate General Counsel at KPMG LLP, where he advises senior business leaders and professionals on complex legal, regulatory, risk management, and strategic business matters. In his role, Damon counsels the firm's Tax and Advisory practice groups on issues ranging from litigation and dispute resolution to regulatory compliance, investigations, client engagement decisions, sanctions, anti-money laundering matters, and other significant legal and business challenges. He also supports firm leadership on strategic initiatives and collaborates with internal and external counsel to address emerging risks and opportunities.
Damon's legal career spans more than two decades of public service and private practice. Prior to joining KPMG, he spent more than eleven years as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, where he represented the United States in complex litigation and enforcement matters in federal and state courts throughout the country. He later served as a trial attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, where he investigated and prosecuted matters involving fraud, market manipulation, and misconduct in the financial markets, including emerging virtual currency markets. Earlier in his career, Damon practiced law with Saul Ewing LLP, handling a broad range of commercial, regulatory, and litigation matters.
A strong believer in service, mentorship, and community engagement, Damon has devoted significant time throughout his career to nonprofit leadership and pro bono initiatives. At KPMG, he served as Chair of the Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Pro Bono and Community Impact Advisory Council, helping expand opportunities for volunteerism, pro bono legal service, and community impact across the firm's legal function. He previously served as Vice President of the Board of Directors of Young Audiences of Maryland, supporting efforts to bring arts education and creative learning opportunities to children throughout the region. Damon is also a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., having been initiated in 1997, and remains committed to the fraternity's longstanding tradition of achievement, leadership, and service to the community.
Damon's commitment to literacy is deeply personal. As a volunteer Reading Buddy with Our Kids Read, he experienced firsthand the transformative impact that consistent mentorship and access to books can have on a child's confidence, curiosity, and academic growth. Through weekly reading sessions, he witnessed reluctant readers become more engaged, self-assured, and enthusiastic about learning. Those experiences reinforced his belief that literacy is one of the most powerful tools for expanding opportunity, strengthening communities, and helping children realize their full potential.
Damon is honored to serve on the Executive Board of Our Kids Read and to support its mission of bringing books, mentorship, and literacy programming to children in underserved communities. He believes that every child deserves access to the resources and encouragement needed to develop a lifelong love of reading and that investing in literacy today helps create stronger leaders, families, and communities tomorrow.
