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Grant Thornton names 56 new partners, principals and managing directors

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has admitted its annual class of new partners and principals, and promoted a group of professionals to managing directors.

In total, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, which provides non-attest services, admitted nine new principals and promoted 22 professionals to managing directors. At the same time, Grant Thornton LLP, which provides attest services, admitted 13 new partners and promoted 12 professionals to managing directors. These appointments and promotions are effective August 1, 2024.

Seth Siegel, CEO of Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, emphasizes that the newly named leaders will serve clients with excellence and propel Grant Thornton forward at a poignant moment for the firm.

“I look forward to this milestone every year because it celebrates those newly promoted and acknowledges the personalized, quality services they provide every day,” says Siegel. “Grant Thornton is approaching our 100th anniversary, and we're meeting the moment by combining dynamic client services with a singular work environment for our teammates. These talented and diverse new leaders will help fuel this momentum and make Grant Thornton the industry's platform of choice for our next century — and I congratulate them on their important new roles.”

Of the newly promoted professionals, the largest number (44%) practice in Audit & Assurance at Grant Thornton LLP, followed by professionals at Grant Thornton Advisors LLC working in the Tax (27%), Advisory (20%) and Internal Services (9%) areas.

Grant Thornton Advisors LLC admitted the following professionals as principals or promoted them to managing directors:

Name

Title

Area

Market

Jason Anderson

Managing Director

Internal Services

Chicago

Omri Avdi

Principal

Internal Services

Orange County, Calif.

Tracey Baird

Principal

Tax

Houston

Monica Bambury

Managing Director

Tax

Bellevue, Wash.

Renee Cahill

Managing Director

Tax

Chicago

Colin Crawford

Managing Director

Advisory

Philadelphia

Fletcher Davidson

Managing Director

Internal Services

Tampa, Fla.

Mike Del Medico

Managing Director

Tax

Cleveland

Oliver Dennison

Principal

Advisory

Charlotte, N.C.

Jeff Eichinger

Managing Director

Tax

Chicago

Justin Ferguson

Principal

Tax

Metro D.C.

Patrick Foos

Managing Director

Advisory

Charlotte, N.C.

Kelly Granado

Managing Director

Tax

Houston

Eileen Leyhane

Managing Director

Tax

Detroit

Catherine Love

Managing Director

Tax

Boston

Katie MacQuivey

Principal

Advisory

Bellevue, Wash.

Adam Martinson

Managing Director

Tax

Cleveland

Lindsay Miller

Managing Director

Tax

Orange County, Calif.

Mani Muthappan

Managing Director

Advisory

Boston

Matt Nelson

Principal

Advisory

Charlotte, N.C.

Ryan Nodal

Managing Director

Tax

Orange County, Calif.

Mark Owens

Managing Director

Advisory

Philadelphia

Brian Papsun

Principal

Tax

Philadelphia

Leena Patel

Managing Director

Internal Services

Metro D.C.

Sam Salha

Managing Director

Advisory

Bellevue, Wash.

Diana Schuetz

Managing Director

Internal Services

Bellevue, Wash.

Guinevere Seaward Shore

Principal

Tax

Metro D.C.

Supreet Singh

Managing Director

Advisory

Houston

Peter Stiegler

Managing Director

Advisory

Minneapolis

Rick Strasser

Managing Director

Advisory

Metro D.C.

Ray Vizza

Principal

Tax

Chicago

Separately, Grant Thornton LLP admitted the following professionals as partners or promoted them to managing directors:

Name

Title

Area

Market

Alex Banez

Partner

Audit

Los Angeles

Sydney Been

Managing Director

Audit

Wichita, Kan.

Caryn Blackwell

Partner

Audit

Dallas

Denny Childress

Managing Director

Audit

Phoenix

Kevin Dawson

Partner

Audit

New York City

Eric Elberg

Managing Director

Audit

New York City

Adrian Gaffney

Partner

Audit

Tampa, Fla.

Pat Grubb

Partner

Audit

Dallas

Andrew Herrick

Managing Director

Audit

Phoenix

Marcy Johnson

Partner

Audit

Metro D.C.

Joe Kilkenny

Partner

Audit

San Francisco

Sara Krueger

Partner

Audit

Detroit

Peter Ladas

Partner

Audit

Iselin, N.J.

Dan Mueller

Partner

Audit

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Ross Ramsour

Partner

Audit

Houston

Matthew Rodriguez

Managing Director

Audit

New York City

Mike Schmidt

Managing Director

Audit

New York City

Laura Schuetze

Partner

Audit

Chicago

Sandra Seymore

Managing Director

Audit

Pittsburgh

Allison Smith

Managing Director

Audit

Chicago

Grant Spannuth

Managing Director

Audit

Denver

Destinee Swanson

Managing Director

Audit

Jacksonville, Fla.

Nate Wandel

Partner

Audit

Chicago

David Weber

Managing Director

Audit

Bellevue, Wash.

J.B. Yett

Managing Director

Audit

Dallas

About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton” is the brand for two professional-services entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. With revenues of $2.4 billion for the fiscal year that ended July 31, 2023, and dozens of offices nationwide, Grant Thornton represents a community of almost 10,000 problem solvers, relationship builders, and industry specialists who know that how we serve matters as much as what we do.

Grant Thornton LLP, Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and their respective subsidiaries operate as an alternative practice structure (APS). The APS conforms with applicable laws, regulations and professional standards, including those from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Grant Thornton LLP and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC serve as the U.S. member firms of the Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL) network. GTIL and its member firms are not a worldwide partnership and all member firms are separate legal entities. Member firms deliver all services; GTIL does not provide services to clients.

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