Are Internal Auditors Influenced by ’Beauty Bias?’

”Shortly after I became a chief audit executive, a member of my team identified a fraud in the organization. We all knew the suspect, and there was a lot of conversation in the office about what had been found. I remember someone saying, “I would have never suspected him! He doesn’t look like someone who would break the law.” That comment greatly annoyed me, and I called out the person, reminding them that we must be objective in our work. Appearance should never influence us.”