10 accounting firm technology leaders
Chief Information Officer, CIO and Principal, CIO are among the current titles held by these accounting firm technology leaders at CPA and accounting firms. A reader can learn how accounting firm technology leaders run their firms' technology from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Dmitriy Guller
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · LMC
Dmitriy Guller has been Chief Information Officer at LMC since December 2023 and Chief Technology Officer there since September 2022, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and describes a history of working in the accounting industry. Dmitriy Guller was Chief Technology Officer at Friedman LLP from 2020 to 2022.
Gurjit Singh
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Prager Metis CPAs
Gurjit Singh has been Chief Information Officer at Prager Metis CPAs since April 2019 and also lists IT Director there since 2013, based in New York. Gurjit Singh describes helping Prager Metis use information technology and accounting applications by optimizing tax, audit and administrative production workflows.
Kamran Faruqi, MBA
LinkedInExperience: CIO · Adams Brown
Kamran Faruqi has been CIO at Adams Brown since September 2017, based in Wichita, Kansas, and describes leading technology for a regional CPA and business advisory firm. Kamran Faruqi's headline notes an Outstanding Technology Leader award, and Kamran Faruqi was NAFTA IT Manager at BS&B Safety Systems from 2005 to 2017.
Lisa Dunnigan
LinkedInExperience: Principal, CIO · Olsen Thielen and Co., Ltd.
Lisa Dunnigan has been Principal, CIO at Olsen Thielen and Co., Ltd. since 1990, based in St Paul, Minnesota, and describes being CIO and Principal-in-Charge of Olsen Thielen's Internal Information Systems. Lisa Dunnigan also lists Past President at the Association of Accounting Marketing from 2015 to 2018.
Michael Ward
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Bowers Accountants & Advisors
Michael Ward has been Chief Information Officer at Bowers Accountants & Advisors since March 2024, based in Rochester, New York. Michael Ward was Vice President - Information Technology at Ultralife Corporation from 2006 to 2023 and Director e-Business & Data Services at Constellation Brands from 1997 to 2006.
Sarah Lemmon
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Topel Forman LLC
Sarah Lemmon has been Chief Information Officer at Topel Forman LLC since May 2025, based in Niles, Illinois, and the profile describes Topel Forman LLC as an accounting company. Sarah Lemmon was IT Enterprise Applications Director at Huron from 2020 to 2025 and IT Infrastructure Manager at Huron Consulting Group from 2014 to 2020.
Scott Gore
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Pease Bell
Scott Gore has been Chief Information Officer at Pease Bell since February 2023, based in Greater Cleveland, and the profile reads Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Pease Bell, CPAs. Scott Gore was Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Maloney + Novotny LLC from 2012 to 2023.
Shawna Towe
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Towe & Associates
Shawna Towe has been Chief Information Officer at Towe & Associates since 1998, based in West Milton, Ohio. Shawna Towe describes a demonstrated history of working in the accounting industry, with skills that include tax preparation, information systems project management and tax accounting.
Steve Perkins
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · HoganTaylor
Steve Perkins was Chief Information Officer at HoganTaylor from 2009 to 2024, based in the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, and the profile headline now reads Fractional CIO to the CPA Profession. Steve Perkins was Senior IT Manager at Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain from 2006 to 2008 and has been Founder, Senior Advisor at Invicta Advisors LLC since 2024.
Steven Devich
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Rea
Steven Devich has been Chief Information Officer at Rea since April 2024, and the profile describes Rea & Associates as a business advisory and accounting firm. Steven Devich was Chief Information Officer at NOMS Healthcare from 2019 to 2024 and Partner at TRAIT from 2013 to 2016.
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Match the size of the person's firm and the scope of their role to the decision you face, since a national firm and a regional firm run technology differently. Check when each person started the role to judge how recent their view is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current technology role at the firm?
- 02How have you worked with partners and staff to get new tools adopted during busy season?
- 03What has your own work taught you about building an IT team inside an accounting firm?
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