Jane Scaccetti
Independent Director Since: 2015
Board Committees:
- Audit, Chair
- Compliance
Ms. Scaccetti brings expertise in finance, tax, accounting, cyber risk oversight, strategic planning, M&A, risk management and human capital development, shaped by her career as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and leadership in the boardrooms of complex public and private organizations, where she guides strategic planning initiatives to drive value creation and transformative growth, while ensuring financial integrity and aligning talent strategies with organizational objectives. Her financial acumen, strategic vision and governance experience makes her a critical contributor to PENN’s growth and risk management efforts.
Ms. Scaccetti has a BBA from Temple University’s Fox School of Business and an MA in taxation from Villanova University.
Key Skills and Expertise
- Risk Management: Acquired during Ms. Scaccetti's almost 45-year career as a practicing CPA, including at Drucker & Scaccetti, which she co-founded, and at Laventhol & Horwath, where she was the first female tax partner of any international accounting firm in Philadelphia. In these roles, she provided counsel to U.S. and international based companies on a wide range of complex tax planning, corporate transactions and business strategy matters.
- Cybersecurity: Developed through her leadership role at Drucker & Scaccetti, where she oversaw the creation and continued evolution of information security systems and controls to safeguard the firm’s information infrastructure. Ms. Scaccetti’s expertise was further enhanced through her role as the chair of the audit committee at multiple public companies for over three decades and her service on the board of a $3B+ in revenue non-profit institution where cybersecurity is paramount to protecting personal health records and information and annual CPA continuing education requirements.
- Strategic Planning / M&A: Skills gained from both her board service and work with complex clients, where Ms. Scaccetti has guided organizations through evaluating and executing detailed analysis of acquisition targets, assessing integration risks, determining optimal pathways for growth, assessing financial implications and aligning strategic initiatives with long-term goals to drive value creation.
Career Highlights
- Armanino LLP – The successor company of Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C.
- Of Counsel (since 2022)
- Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C. – A public accounting and business advisory firm
- Chief Executive Officer (2013 - 2021), Partner (1990 - 2021)
- Laventhol & Horwath – An international accounting firm
- Partner (1987 - 1990), Staff/Manager (1977 - 1987)
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