10 accounting firm COOs
Chief Operating Officer and Partner & COO are among the current titles held by these ten accounting firm COOs, at firms including Cohen & Co, Aprio, AAFCPAs and Mauldin & Jenkins. A reader can learn how accounting firm COOs approach their work from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Gragnani
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · CBIZ CPAs P.C.
Andrew Gragnani has been Chief Operating Officer at CBIZ CPAs P.C. since July 2025, based in Manasquan, New Jersey. Andrew Gragnani was President at CBIZ CPAs P.C. from 2002 to 2025 and Partner at Arthur Andersen from 1988 to 2002, and lists skills in management, revenue recognition, risk management and auditing.
Brian McCall
LinkedInExperience: President/Chief Operations Officer · Maher Duessel
Brian McCall has been President/Chief Operations Officer at Maher Duessel since June 2025, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has been a Partner at Maher Duessel since 2016 and a Principal there since 2001. Brian McCall oversees audit engagements and describes a public accounting career with Maher Duessel.
Corey McLaughlin
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Cohen & Co
Corey McLaughlin has been Chief Operating Officer at Cohen & Co since June 2024, based in Cockeysville, Maryland, and describes providing strategic oversight to the firm's service lines (assurance, tax and advisory). At Cohen & Co, Corey McLaughlin was also Partner in Charge, People & Culture from 2022 to 2024 and National Managing Partner, Alternative Investment from 1998 to 2022.
Cynthia Taylor Arcuri, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Ellin & Tucker
Cynthia Taylor Arcuri has been Chief Operating Officer at Ellin & Tucker since February 2025, based in Baltimore, Maryland, and describes being responsible for the smooth-running of day-to-day operations of the firm and working closely with the partner group. Cynthia Taylor Arcuri was Chief Financial Officer at TSC Alliance from 2022 to 2025 and Audit Manager at Ellin & Tucker from 2006 to 2015.
Eric Christopher, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Brock and Company, CPAs PC
Eric Christopher has been Chief Operating Officer at Brock and Company, CPAs PC since July 2025, based in Denver, Colorado. At Brock and Company, CPAs PC, Eric Christopher has also been Tax Director since 2018 and Shareholder since 2014, was Tax Manager from 2013 to 2014, and lists specialties in closely held business income tax planning and compliance.
Jamie Asato
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Partner, Accuity Advisors, LLC · Accuity
Jamie Asato has been Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Partner, Accuity Advisors, LLC at Accuity since January 2023, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, and describes Accuity as an accounting and consulting firm. At Accuity, Jamie Asato was also Assurance Managing Director from 2014 to 2022 and Assurance Senior Manager from 2006 to 2013.
Kim Marie Beauchamp CPA
LinkedInExperience: Partner & COO · AAFCPAs
Kim Marie Beauchamp has been Partner & COO at AAFCPAs since December 2021, based in Westborough, Massachusetts. Kim Marie Beauchamp was Director Of Operations at Whittlesey from 2019 to 2021, Chief Financial Officer at Cutler Associates, Inc. from 2013 to 2017 and New England Director of Finance/Operations at Grant Thornton (US) from 2002 to 2013.
Kristen Lord
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Mauldin & Jenkins
Kristen Lord has been Chief Operating Officer at Mauldin & Jenkins since October 2024, based in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, and describes a history of working in the accounting industry. At Mauldin & Jenkins, Kristen Lord has also been Partner since 2019 and Chief Financial Officer since 2012, and was an Auditor specializing in financial institutions from 2006 to 2012.
Matt Wise, CPA, CIA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer Partner · Aprio
Matt Wise has been Chief Operating Officer Partner at Aprio since March 2025, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and describes overseeing operational strategies that drive efficiency and enhance client service delivery. At Aprio, Matt Wise was also Assurance Practice Group Director from 2020 to 2025 and Assurance Partner from 2007 to 2024.
Robert S. Restivo
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Brewer, Eyeington, Patout & Co., LLP
Robert S. Restivo has been Chief Operating Officer at Brewer, Eyeington, Patout & Co., LLP since January 2026, based in the College Station-Bryan Area, and describes the firm as a CPA firm based in Central Texas. Robert S. Restivo was Director of IT / Head of Marketing / Operations Leadership / Senior Business Advisor at the firm from 2018 to 2026.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's path into the role, such as an audit or tax career at the firm or an operations background elsewhere, to the decision you face. Check when each person became COO to judge how much of the firm's operations they have shaped.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which operational changes to roll out across the firm first?
- 02What did you focus on first when you became COO?
- 03How do you divide responsibilities between the COO role and the firm's partners?
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