The last month hasn’t been the greatest for Grant Thornton, as the firm gave pink slips to 230 professionals and 40 PPMDs, approximately 3.5% of its workforce, at the end of July. So GT’s leadership probably wanted to wait until the dust settled before they announced that interim CEO Brad Preber had recently handed out purple roses to 26 new partners, 16 new principals, and 39 new managing directors.
This year’s class of 42 new GT partners and principals is the largest since 2016:
Let’s take a look at the Purple Rose of Chicago’s class of new PPMDs by the numbers:
- 35: The number of new PPMDs in advisory, the most of any service line, followed by 23 in tax, 20 in audit, and three in internal client services.
- 27: The number of new PPMDs who are women, or 33% of the class.
- 11: The number of new PPMDs in Chicago, the most of any location, followed by 10 in Washington, DC, eight in both Philadelphia and New York City, and seven in Charlotte, NC.
- 1: The number of new partners with the last name of Pizza.
Here is the class of 2019 at Grant Thornton:
|
Purav Adiecha |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
New York |
|
Danny Allustiarti |
Partner |
Audit |
San Jose |
|
Glenn Barenbaum |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Philadelphia |
|
Melissa Black |
Partner |
Tax |
Chicago |
|
Jeremy Blain |
Principal |
Advisory |
San Antonio |
|
Phil Bonanno |
Managing Director |
Tax |
New York |
|
Sharon Campbell |
Managing Director |
Audit |
Melville, N.Y. |
|
Seth Chaikin |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Overland Park, Kan. |
|
John Cooper |
Managing Director |
Sales |
Kansas City, Mo. |
|
John Coursen |
Managing Director |
Audit |
Fort Lauderdale |
|
Charles Curran |
Principal |
Advisory |
New York |
|
Don Davidson |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Houston |
|
Mekaela Davis |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Overland Park, Kan. |
|
Eddie Demosthenes |
Partner |
Audit |
Phoenix |
|
Helen Dixon |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
San Francisco |
|
Duc Duong |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Adam Erickson |
Partner |
Audit |
Minneapolis |
|
Bob Forchetti |
Partner |
Audit |
Philadelphia |
|
Jim Fortosis |
Managing Director |
RRLA |
Chicago |
|
Laura Frei |
Partner |
Audit |
Dallas |
|
George Geyer |
Partner |
Audit |
Philadelphia |
|
Jeremy Goss |
Partner |
Audit |
New York |
|
Todj Gozdeck |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Boston |
|
Ryan Gravuer |
Managing Director |
Tax |
Philadelphia |
|
Allison Green |
Managing Director |
Tax |
Dallas |
|
Ben Harder |
Principal |
Advisory |
Seattle |
|
Jon Haugeberg |
Partner |
Tax |
Chicago |
|
Natalie Heinan |
Managing Director |
Tax |
Appleton, Wisc. |
|
Mike Hennessey |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Charlotte |
|
Kira Hilden-Minton |
Managing Director |
Audit |
Atlanta |
|
Lindsay Hohler |
Principal |
Advisory |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Javier Huertas |
Managing Director |
Tax |
Seattle |
|
Hunter Jackson |
Partner |
Audit |
Charlotte |
|
Carl Kenyon |
Partner |
Tax |
Houston |
|
Hassan Khan |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
New York |
|
Sherry Lam |
Managing Director |
Tax |
Fort Lauderdale |
|
Sondra Leibner |
Principal |
Advisory |
Philadelphia |
|
Don Lippert |
Principal |
Tax |
Chicago |
|
Dan Lynes |
Partner |
Tax |
New York |
|
Brian May |
Managing Director |
Audit |
Charlotte |
|
Patrick McAuley |
Partner |
Advisory |
Charlotte |
|
Brandan McGaughey |
Partner |
Audit |
Houston |
|
Michele Melchior |
Managing Director |
Tax |
Charlotte |
|
Linda Miller |
Principal |
Advisory |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Jennifer Morelli |
Principal |
Advisory |
Philadelphia |
|
Joseph Mulligan |
Principal |
Advisory |
Iselin, N.J. |
|
Scott Nemeroff |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Dianne Neurauter |
Principal |
Advisory |
Charlotte |
|
Russell Norris |
Partner |
Tax |
Charlotte |
|
Jared Novotny |
Partner |
Tax |
Minneapolis |
|
Bobbi-Jo Pankaj |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Shalin Pathak |
Partner |
Audit |
Chicago |
|
Zak Pierce |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Philadelphia |
|
Jason Pizza |
Partner |
Advisory |
Chicago |
|
Howard Polonetsky |
Managing Director |
Tax |
New York |
|
Barrett Popst |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Dallas |
|
Peter Poulos |
Partner |
Tax |
Chicago |
|
Steven Propester |
Partner |
Audit |
Oklahoma City |
|
Tony Pyka |
Managing Director |
Tax |
Minneapolis |
|
Chad Rheingans |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Bridget Roche |
Managing Director |
Tax |
Chicago |
|
Liza Rothhammer |
Principal |
Tax |
Denver |
|
Frank Russo |
Partner |
Tax |
New York |
|
Sudhakar Sathiyamurthy |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Chicago |
|
Robert Schein |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Denver |
|
Laura Schuetze |
Managing Director |
Audit |
Milwaukee |
|
Chris Sheehy |
Partner |
Audit |
Dallas |
|
Angie Sosa |
Partner |
Tax |
Reno |
|
Jennifer Sowieja |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Minneapolis |
|
Mark Springer |
Principal |
Advisory |
Iselin, N.J. |
|
Jeffrey Stemmons |
Managing Director |
Advisory |
Austin, Texas |
|
Rachel Stushek |
Managing Director |
Audit |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Aamir Syed |
Principal |
Advisory |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Mary Torretta |
Principal |
Tax |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Bryan Walker |
Partner |
Advisory |
San Francisco |
|
Joanie Walker |
Principal |
Advisory |
Philadelphia |
|
Edward Weaver |
Partner |
Tax |
Chicago |
|
Will Whatton |
Principal |
Advisory |
Houston |
|
Stacey Whitfield |
Partner |
Audit |
Columbia, S.C. |
|
Marjorie Whittaker |
Managing Director |
Audit |
Washington, D.C. |
|
Kaori Yashiro |
Managing Director |
GTI |
Chicago |
Congrats to all the new Grant Thornton PPMDs! May you be blessed with Chicago Cubs tickets and job security.
