University at Buffalo (UB)
Sufrin Seminars
A packed house in the Natural Sciences Complex on UB’s North Campus for the 2023 Sufrin Seminar
Presented annually by the Accounting and Law Department, the Helen and Oscar Sufrin Lectureship in Accounting brings to campus speakers with distinguished achievement in accounting, finance, financial economics or financial management.
Typically, the speaker presents to UB faculty, staff, students and regional professionals, followed by a Q&A period.
The lectureship is funded through a generous contribution by Dr. Gerald Sufrin, professor and chair of the Department of Urology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Leslie Sufrin, founder of Leslie Sufrin & Co., a division of Weiser LLP. The lectureship is named in memory of their parents.
Past Speakers
Botic
April 7, 2026
Knox Lecture Hall
George R. Botic was appointed as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board by the Securities and Exchange Commission in September 2023.
He is a Certified Public Accountant who has been with the PCAOB since 2003. He recently served as acting chair of the PCAOB from July 2025 to February 2026.
Prior to his swearing in as a board member, Botic was director of the PCAOB’s Division of Registration and Inspections, which includes the Global Network Firm, Non-Affiliate Firm and Broker-Dealer Firm inspection programs, as well as the registration program. He oversaw the registration and inspection of all domestic and foreign accounting firms that audit public companies whose securities trade in the U.S., as well as all broker-dealer audits.
Botic has also served as director of the PCAOB’s Office of International Affairs and as special advisor to former Chair James R. Doty. From 2003 to 2014, he held several roles within DRI, including as a deputy director. Earlier in his career, he was a senior manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Botic holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Shepherd University and received a Master of Accountancy from Virginia Tech.
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