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Grant Thornton expands with addition of 67 new leaders
Grant Thornton (News - Alert) LLP has admitted 39 new partners and principals, and
promoted 28 professionals to managing director, effective Aug. 1.
"These promotions recognize the outstanding achievements of our people,"
said Mike McGuire, CEO of Grant Thornton. "Our colleagues have
demonstrated excellent leadership skills and industry acumen, a strong
commitment to strengthening our healthy, high-performance culture, and
an unmatched ability to create value for our clients, profession and
communities."
Partners, principals and managing directors excel in helping clients
achieve smart, quality growth in all aspects of their businesses. Noted
for their exceptional contributions to Grant Thornton, these
professionals have an extraordinary ability to lead and build
relationships with clients and people at all levels of the firm.
Twenty-three percent of new partners, principals and managing directors
are women, an increase from 21 percent from 2016. This continues to be
an upward trend for women who now encompass 20 percent of Grant
Thornton's partnership.
By service line, Advisory accounted for the largest number of promotions
(42 percent), followed by Audit (34 percent), Tax (21 percent) and
internal client services (3 percent).
New Partners, Principals and Managing Directors
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Office Location
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Bob Achtstatter
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Audit Partner
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Chicago, Ill.
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Rob Acuff
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Audit Partner
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Dallas, Texas
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Ryan Alexander
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Corporate Tax Managing Director
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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Jin Bahk
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Partnership Taxation Managing Director
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Arlington, Va.
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Aaron Beason
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Public Sector Managing Director
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Alexandria, Va.
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Cort Berner
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Corporate Tax Partner
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Atlanta, Ga.
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Dan Borton
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Audit Partner
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Cincinnati. Ohio
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Ryan Brady
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Accounting Principles Partner
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Chicago, Ill.
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Bradley Chadwick
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Transaction Services (News - Alert) Principal
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Chicago, Ill.
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Warren Clark
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Professional Standards Group Partner
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Detroit, Mich.
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Tom Coley
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Income/Franchise Tax Partner
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Charlotte, N.C.
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Charles Curran
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Attest Services Managing Director
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Philadelphia, Pa.
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Micah Dekofsky
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Audit Partner
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Los Angeles, Calif.
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Christopher DeMartini
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Audit Partner
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Stamford, Conn.
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Colleen Duffy
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Technology Solutions (News - Alert) Managing Director
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New York, N.Y.
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Elizabeth Epstein
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Office of the Chief Legal Officer Managing Director
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Chicago, Ill.
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Graeme Finley
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Public Sector Principal
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Sacramento, Calif.
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Eric Floriani
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Audit Partner
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Chris Franklin
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Audit Partner
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Dallas, Texas
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Charles Gallman
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Corporate Finance Managing Director
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Charlotte, N.C.
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Emilie Guilbaud
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Controls Advisory Principal
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Irvine, Calif.
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Kyle Hansen
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Audit Partner
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Minneapolis, Minn.
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David Head
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Strategic Accounts Managing Director
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Charlotte, N.C.
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Donna Hebson
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Corporate Tax Managing Director
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Seattle, Wash.
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Neil Hewko
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Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory Services Managing Director
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Irvine, Calif.
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Amanda Hurley
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Audit Partner
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San Jose, Calif.
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Jennifer Jones
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Attest Services Principal
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Raleigh, N.C.
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Tom Joseph
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Strategy & Performance Improvement Principal
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Charlotte, N.C.
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Alan Jutras
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Audit Managing Director
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Boston, Mass.
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Heather Karpawich
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Audit Managing Director
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Philadelphia, Pa.
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Jessica Knott
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Audit Partner
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San Francisco, Calif.
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Matthew Lavery
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Technology Solutions Managing Director
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Overland Park, Kan.
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Adam Lehmann
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Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory Services Partner
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Hartford, Conn.
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Michelle Lehmann
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Audit Strategy & Operations Managing Director
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Chicago, Ill.
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Geoffrey Luiz
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Public Sector Partner
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Arlington, Va.
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Jeff Martin
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Tax Partner
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Washington, D.C.
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Bridget McCann
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Income/Franchise Tax Managing Director
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Iselin, N.J.
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Kathleen McLaughlin
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Audit Partner
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Philadelphia, Pa.
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Chris Melella
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Strategy & Performance Improvement Managing Director
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Dallas, Texas
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John Miksich
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Technology Solutions Principal
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Atlanta, Ga.
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Daniel Mills
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Technology Solutions Managing Director
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Overland Park, Kan.
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Mike Notarangelo
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Audit Partner
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Hartford, Conn.
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Chris Oatis
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Income/Franchise Tax Managing Director
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Orlando, Fla.
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Tessa O'Keefe
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Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory Services Partner
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Los Angeles, Calif.
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Jaime Onk
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Audit Managing Director
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Paul Peterson
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Forensic Advisory Services Partner
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Arlington, Va.
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Amy Pope
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Assurance Risk Management Partner
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Tampa, Fla.
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Kyle Reid
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Diligence Partner
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Houston, Texas
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Cory Rogers
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Forensic Advisory Services Managing Director
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Charlotte, N.C.
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Ethan Rojhani
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Controls Advisory Partner
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Denver, Colo.
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Adam Ross (News - Alert)
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Controls Advisory Principal
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Philadelphia, Pa.
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Frank Saavedra-Lim
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Operations Risk Managing Director
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Charlotte, N.C.
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Nick Saracco
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Controls Advisory Principal
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Chicago, Ill.
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Paul Seckar
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Public Sector Principal
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Alexandria, Va.
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John Seidensticker
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Corporate Finance Managing Director
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Denver, Colo.
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David Simprini
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Public Sector Principal
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Alexandria, Va.
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Elizabeth Sloan
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Audit Methodology & Standards Managing Director
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Oak Brook Terrace, Ill.
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Tim Smith
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International Tax Partner
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Minneapolis, Minn.
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Adam Steinmetz
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Tax Partner
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San Diego, Calif.
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Deron Stoecklein
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Technology Solutions Principal
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Overland Park, Kan.
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Kevin Stoutermire
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Controls Advisory Managing Director
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Detroit, Mich.
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Stephen Thome
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Health Care Advisory Principal
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Kyle Turner
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Corporate Finance Managing Director
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Dallas, Texas
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Denece Van Pelt
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Corporate Tax Managing Director
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Tulsa, Okla.
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Brandon Vaughn
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Audit Methodology & Standards Managing Director
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Charlotte, N.C.
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Michael Wagoner
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Technology Strategy & Management Managing Director
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Chicago, Ill.
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Brian Wolohan
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Audit Methodology & Standards Partner
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Arlington, Va.
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