10 Eide Bailly executives
Managing Partner CEO, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer and National Assurance Leader are among the current titles held by these Eide Bailly executives. A reader can learn how executives lead Eide Bailly from people who have held the role.
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Aaron Clayton, CPA, CHFP, CGMA
LinkedInExperience: Partner & Sioux Falls Office Market Leader · Eide Bailly
Aaron Clayton has been Partner & Sioux Falls Office Market Leader at Eide Bailly since June 2025, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the profile headline reads Partner at Eide Bailly LLP. Aaron Clayton also holds the Partner & Audit Department Head row at Eide Bailly, which the profile dates from July 2006.
Albert Kline
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Eide Bailly
Albert Kline has been Chief Financial Officer at Eide Bailly since January 2024, based in the Chicago area. Albert Kline was Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis and Head of Finance, Heidrick Digital at Heidrick & Struggles from 2022 to January 2024 and Vice President, FP&A and Treasury there from 2021 to 2022.
Andy Spillum
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Eide Bailly
Andy Spillum has been Chief Operating Officer at Eide Bailly since January 2022, based in Phoenix, and the profile says the role leads firmwide operations. Andy Spillum also held the Partner in Charge - Phoenix row at Eide Bailly, which the profile dates from 1989 to January 2023.
Ben Ellingson
LinkedInExperience: National Assurance Leader · Eide Bailly
Ben Ellingson has been National Assurance Leader at Eide Bailly since May 2022, based in Mankato, Minnesota. Ben Ellingson was Partner in Charge, Mankato Office at Eide Bailly from October 1999 to July 2022, and the profile says Ben Ellingson has worked with a wide range of industries on assurance needs.
Brian Bluhm
LinkedInExperience: Chief Risk Officer (CRO) · Eide Bailly Advisory LLC
Brian Bluhm holds the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) row at Eide Bailly Advisory LLC, which the profile dates from December 1995, based in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Brian Bluhm has also been a Board Member of the AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) since May 2023 and was a Board Member of the AICPA Peer Review Board from 2018 to 2023.
James Yee
LinkedInExperience: Partner in Charge Idaho Office · Eide Bailly
James Yee has been Partner in Charge Idaho Office at Eide Bailly since May 2017 and a Partner at Eide Bailly since 2004, and the profile headline reads Partner in Charge Idaho Office at Eide Bailly LLP. The profile lists both roles as current at Eide Bailly.
Jason Delles
LinkedInExperience: Chief Growth Officer · Eide Bailly Advisory, LLC
Jason Delles has been Chief Growth Officer at Eide Bailly Advisory, LLC since December 2019, based in Lynnwood, Washington, with the role listed in Seattle. Jason Delles was a Sales Director at Moss Adams from April 2013 to November 2019 and a Director at RSM US LLP from 2003 to 2013.
Jeremy Hauk
LinkedInExperience: Managing Partner CEO · Eide Bailly
Jeremy Hauk has been Managing Partner CEO of Eide Bailly since May 2022 and a Partner there since 2006, based in the Billings area, and the profile headline reads Managing Partner / CEO of Eide Bailly. Jeremy Hauk was Partner in Charge of Tax Services at Eide Bailly from May 2019 to May 2022.
Maria Schwingler
LinkedInExperience: Assurance Partner, Audit Department Head, Employee Benefit Plan Firmwide Practice Leader · Eide Bailly
Maria Schwingler holds the Assurance Partner, Audit Department Head, Employee Benefit Plan Firmwide Practice Leader row at Eide Bailly, which the profile dates from December 2005, and has been a Partner at Eide Bailly since December 2004, based in Minneapolis. Maria Schwingler was Senior Audit Manager for Non-Profit Organizations and Employee Benefit Plans at Eide Bailly LLP from 2011 to 2017.
Peggy Brown
LinkedInExperience: Chief Marketing Officer · Eide Bailly
Peggy Brown has been Chief Marketing Officer at Eide Bailly since June 2024, based in Seattle. Peggy Brown was Chief Marketing, Communications & Community Engagement Officer at EvergreenHealth from 2022 to 2023 and Chief Marketing Officer at Point B from 2013 to 2021.
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