10 Crowe executives
Chief Operating Officer, Managing Partner, Audit and Assurance, Managing Partner, Tax and Office Managing Partner are among the current titles held by these Crowe executives in the US firm. A reader can learn how executives lead Crowe from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Bryan Lorello
LinkedInExperience: Office Managing Partner · Crowe
Bryan Lorello has been Office Managing Partner at Crowe since April 2025 and an Audit Partner there since June 2024, based in Austin, Texas. Bryan Lorello was Assurance Practice Leader - Regional Technology Industry Leader at BDO USA from 2006 to 2024.
Doug Schrock
LinkedInExperience: Managing Partner, Artificial Intelligence · Crowe
Doug Schrock has been Managing Partner, Artificial Intelligence at Crowe since July 2024, based in New York, and the profile says Doug Schrock is responsible for firmwide AI strategy and adoption at Crowe. Doug Schrock was Managing Partner - IT Advisory at Crowe from 2005 to 2024 and a Crowe Board Member from 2020 to 2023.
Gary Fox
LinkedInExperience: Office of Corporate Development Managing Partner · Crowe
Gary Fox has been Office of Corporate Development Managing Partner at Crowe since April 2021, based in Chicago, and the profile describes Gary Fox as an Office of Corporate Development and Tax managing partner. Gary Fox was Tax Managing Partner at Crowe from 2010 to 2021 and a Tax Partner there from 1998 to 2010.
Jennifer Kary
LinkedInExperience: Managing Partner Firm Quality · Crowe
Jennifer Kary has been Managing Partner Firm Quality at Crowe since June 2022 and a Partner there since October 2008, based in South Bend, Indiana. Jennifer Kary was Partner in Charge of Ethics and Independence at Crowe from 2015 to 2022 and has been a Board Member at the South Bend Symphony Orchestra since 2024.
John Kurkowski
LinkedInExperience: Managing Partner, Audit and Assurance · Crowe
John Kurkowski has been Managing Partner, Audit and Assurance at Crowe since July 2025 and a Partner there since July 2002, based in Glenview, Illinois. John Kurkowski was Managing Partner of Private Equity Services at Crowe from 2014 to 2025 and a Partner at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1988 to 2002.
Kevin W. Smith
LinkedInExperience: Managing Partner - Public Sector Services · Crowe LLP
Kevin W. Smith has been Managing Partner - Public Sector Services at Crowe LLP since August 2009, based in Frisco, Texas. Kevin W. Smith has also been the AICPA Representative on the Government Accounting Standards Advisory Council since 2020 and was a Partner at KPMG US from 1991 to 2009.
Mark Demos, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Office Managing Partner · Crowe
Mark Demos has been Office Managing Partner at Crowe since November 2020, based in Los Angeles, and the profile headline reads Los Angeles Office Managing Partner | Crowe. Mark Demos has also been Southern California Audit Practice Lead at Crowe since November 2018 and an Audit Partner there since September 2004.
Matthew Schell
LinkedInExperience: Managing Partner National Office · Crowe
Matthew Schell has been Managing Partner National Office at Crowe since June 2022, based in Washington, DC. Matthew Schell was Partner - Assurance and Professional Practice (National Office) at Crowe from 2014 to 2022 and Professional Accounting Fellow - Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2012 to 2014.
Michael Giammalvo
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Crowe
Michael Giammalvo has been Chief Operating Officer at Crowe since January 2025, based in Franklin, Tennessee, and the profile describes the role as Chief Operating Officer for Crowe Advisory LLC. Michael Giammalvo was Partner Affairs Managing Partner at Crowe from April 2021 to January 2025 and a Tax Partner there from 1994 to 2025.
Nicole Bencik
LinkedInExperience: Managing Partner, Tax · Crowe
Nicole Bencik has been Managing Partner, Tax at Crowe since April 2021 and Tax Managing Partner at Crowe Advisory LLC since August 2026, based in Tampa. Nicole Bencik was Partner - Not For Profit Tax Services Leader at Crowe from 2006 to 2021 and a Senior Manager at BDO USA from 1998 to 2006.
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