Grant Thornton CEO and leadership

Brad Preber is a Board Member at GRANT THORNTON LLP and Chief Executive Officer at GRANT THORNTON LLP. He has worked as National Mng Partner:Forensic at GRANT THORNTON LLP.

Marci Kaminsky is a Chief Communications Officer at GRANT THORNTON LLP and is based in Chicago, Illinois. She has worked as Account Supervisor at Golin; Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations at ALLSTATE CORP; and Senior Vice President, Communications at USG CORP. Marci attended University of Missouri-Columbia.

Beatrix Bernauer is a Chief Compliance Officer at GRANT THORNTON LLP. She has worked as Deputy Counsel/Principal at GRANT THORNTON LLP. Beatrix works or has worked as MEMBER at IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals and MEMBER at American Bar Association, Association of Corporate Counsel.

James A. Peko is a Chief Operating Officer (COO) & National Managing Principal - Operations at GRANT THORNTON LLP and is based in New York, New York. He has worked as First Vice President at NIKKO CORDIAL SECURITIES INC, Director at EY, and Director at Navigant. James attended St. Peter's Preparatory High School between 1981 and 1985, Saint Peter's University between 1986 and 1990, and Fordham University - Graduate School of Business Administration between 1989 and 1991.

John Harmeling is Aflac’s senior vice president of Worksite Marketing. He is responsible for developing and driving growth strategies for the worksite channel, leading the design of worksite programs, sales force recruiting and retention, as well as overseeing sales and marketing programs to attract, grow, and retain accounts. Mr. Harmeling joined Aflac from Experian, a leading data and marketing services provider, where he served as strategy and business development executive. Previously he led the eCommerce enterprise sales team at Bank of America, which during his tenure boasted leading U.S. market share in online sales of financial products. Mr. Harmeling also gained experience at AIG, where most recently he led the Accident and Health Profit Center for AIG Benefit Solutions. While at AIG, he headed marketing and worksite marketing functions in the UK/Ireland, Southeast Asia, and the United States. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Duke University and his master’s in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Senior sales and services executive. Deep experience in the use of technology in retail, consumer products and travel companies to create value.

Collaborative leader of teams. Special passion for digital commerce and omni-channel retailing.

Ken Cunningham is a Chief Legal Officer at GRANT THORNTON LLP and is based in Greater Chicago Area. He has worked as Senior Counsel at Securities And Exchange Commission, Associate General Counsel at GRANT THORNTON LLP, and Associate at Winston & Strawn. Ken works or has worked as Adjunct Professor at Loyola University Chicago. He attended Vanderbilt University Law School until 1995 and Vanderbilt University Law School until 1991.

Marci Kaminsky is a Chief Communications Officer at GRANT THORNTON LLP and is based in Chicago, Illinois. She has worked as Account Supervisor at Golin; Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations at ALLSTATE CORP; and Senior Vice President, Communications at USG CORP. Marci attended University of Missouri-Columbia.