Jere serves as the chief executive officer and chair of the board of Baker Tilly US, LLP.
Jere and his team are responsible for supporting the financial reporting requirements of our clients. He currently serves as the chair of the Private Company Council (PCC) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which provides advice to FASB and assists in the identification of cost-effective alternatives to meet the needs of users and preparers of private company financial statements.
Prior to assuming the CEO role, he served as Baker Tilly’s managing principal of assurance and risk. In addition to overseeing assurance services, Jere was responsible for navigating litigation, compliance with laws and regulations and professional standards as well as overseeing the Office of the General Counsel.
Jere has been with Baker Tilly since 1998, serving in management throughout his time with the firm. He has served continually in senior leadership of the firm since 2009 with roles on the Board of Principals, the Management Committee and the Risk Committee.
- Served as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) Auditing Standards Board which is AICPA’s senior committee for auditing, attestation and quality control applicable to the performance and issuance of audit and attestation reports for non-issuers
- Served as chair of the AICPA’s Professional Liability Insurance Program Committee, supervising the program that makes professional liability insurance available to more than 27,000 accounting firms in the United States
- Spoken to national and international audiences on the role of internal control in financial reporting and the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on public companies and their advisors
- Worked with boards, audit committees, CEOs and CFOs on enterprise risk assessments and in establishing and monitoring internal audit functions
- Broad experience in assisting complex organizations with financial reporting matters, internal controls and internal audit across industries including hospitality, manufacturing, government contracting, higher education and senior/assisted living
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- The Mason School of Business, The College of William and Mary, Accounting Programs Board, member
Location
Washington, DC
Education
Bachelor of business administration in accounting
The College of William and Mary
(Williamsburg, Virginia)