STEVEN J. ROOT was the Director of Finance, Administration, andProcesses at Northrop Grumman Corporation. As Northrop Grumman'sChief Internal Audit Executive from 1981 to 1995, he was in chargeof directing, planning, and coordinating all internal auditingactivities within the company. Before joining Northrop Grumman in1976, he was a practicing certified public accountant with Coopers& Lybrand. Mr. Root currently chairs the ProfessionalDevelopment Committee for the Los Angeles chapter of the FinancialExecutives Institute. He also serves as a member of the board oftrustees for the Los Angeles chapter of the Institute of InternalAuditors. He is a past member of the Internal Auditing StandardsBoard and past president of the Los Angeles chapter of the IIA. Mr.Root is also the author of the Internal Auditing Manual.