Moss Adams CEO and leadership

Chris has been re-elected to serve another term as chairman and chief executive officer of Moss Adams LLP until June 30, 2022. Prior to his current role, Chris joined the Orange County, California, office of Moss Adams in 1986. In 1991 he was admitted to the partnership, and in 1997 he became the managing partner of the Orange County practice office. In 2004, he moved to the firm’s National office in Seattle, Washington, and assumed the role of president and chief operating officer for a five-year term. He was reappointed to a second term in 2009.

As chairman and chief executive officer, Chris is responsible for establishing and promoting the firm’s strategic plan, including maintaining firm-wide commitment to the highest level of professional practice.

Chris is committed to the accounting profession and a number of charitable organizations. He is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In May 2019, Chris completed his three-year term serving on the AICPA’s Board of Directors. Chris has also served on the AICPA Council as well as the Council's Nominations Committee. He is currently serving a three-year term on Praxity’s Management Board and Governing Council.

Dave Follett is a President and Chief Operating Officer at Moss Adams and is based in Greater Seattle Area. He has worked as Professional Accounting Fellow at Securities And Exchange Commission, Chief Practice Officer at Moss Adams, and SEC Partner at Moss Adams. David studied at University of Puget Sound between 1988 and 1992.

As chief practice officer, Rebecca oversees the firm's client service and growth strategies. She is responsible for implementation and growth of the firm's national industry practices, as well as the firmwide marketing and business development functions.

Rebecca joined the firm in 1997 and spent 11 years as a management consultant, providing consulting services to wealth management firms across the country on business strategy and management. In 2008, Rebecca was named CEO of Moss Adams Wealth Advisors, a division of Moss Adams LLP, to lead the firm's integrated delivery of wealth management services. In this role, she was responsible for strategic planning, sales and marketing, team development, and mergers and acquisitions for the wealth management group, as well as the group's integration with the overall firm.

Rebecca has co-authored two books on business management and is a frequent speaker on a broad range of leadership and management topics. She is a founding advisory board member of the Moss Adams Forum W initiative and is involved in a number of community organizations. She has been recognized on InvestmentNews's Women to Watch (2015), Wealth Manager's 50 Top Women in Wealth (2009-2011), and Accounting Today's 100 Most Influential People in Accounting (2008) lists.

Bill has over 20 years of experience in public accounting, including Big Four experience. He provides tax compliance and consulting services to a variety of public and privately held companies as well as high net worth individuals. His experience is primarily in international tax, transfer pricing, and global finance. He consults with multinational clients on cross-border transactions, restructuring of foreign operations, and the tax aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, and restructuring of their investments.

Bill’s practice has continued to expand into international tax accounting (ASC 740), including the design, adoption, implementation, management, and maintenance of global tax contingency policies and procedures. This combination of global tax expertise and strong financial accounting and reporting skills has allowed him to consult effectively and efficiently for attest clients seeking to streamline their financial audits as well as non-attest clients seeking to establish the appropriate systems and controls around financial reporting.

Jeff Brown is a Partner, Chief Risk Officer and Director of Assurance Services at Moss Adams.

Ken has worked as both a consultant and operational strategist since 2004. As the regional operations director for Moss Adams consulting, Ken is part of the leadership team working to develop and implement the long-term strategies for growth, vision and culture within the practice. His particular focus is on aligning consulting’s operational strategies in the areas of technology, systems, people, and finance with those overarching goals. One of the roles he enjoys most is getting to focus on the people aspect of the business, such as recruiting, career development, mentoring, and culture.

Prior to his current role, Ken spent eight years working in Moss Adams Wealth Advisors, a division of Moss Adams LLP, where he served as chief of operations. Prior to this, he also spent several years as a management consultant and researcher focusing on business management and transition issues faced by financial advisory firms, investment managers, broker dealers, banks, and CPA firms. Ken is active in the accounting industry and speaks at various tradeshows, college events and other leadership geared conferences.

Ann Watson is a Board Member at Heritage Bank Ssb, Chief Financial Officer at Moss Adams, and Chairman at Seattle Foundation/The. She has worked as Board Member at Seattle Foundation/The. Ann works or has worked at Chemical Bank and works or has worked as Chief HR Ofcr at Russell Investments and Dir:Corporate Finance Group at Russell Investments. She attended Columbia University and Whitman College.

Chris has been re-elected to serve another term as chairman and chief executive officer of Moss Adams LLP until June 30, 2022. Prior to his current role, Chris joined the Orange County, California, office of Moss Adams in 1986. In 1991 he was admitted to the partnership, and in 1997 he became the managing partner of the Orange County practice office. In 2004, he moved to the firm’s National office in Seattle, Washington, and assumed the role of president and chief operating officer for a five-year term. He was reappointed to a second term in 2009.

As chairman and chief executive officer, Chris is responsible for establishing and promoting the firm’s strategic plan, including maintaining firm-wide commitment to the highest level of professional practice.

Chris is committed to the accounting profession and a number of charitable organizations. He is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In May 2019, Chris completed his three-year term serving on the AICPA’s Board of Directors. Chris has also served on the AICPA Council as well as the Council's Nominations Committee. He is currently serving a three-year term on Praxity’s Management Board and Governing Council.

Ken has worked as both a consultant and operational strategist since 2004. As the regional operations director for Moss Adams consulting, Ken is part of the leadership team working to develop and implement the long-term strategies for growth, vision and culture within the practice. His particular focus is on aligning consulting’s operational strategies in the areas of technology, systems, people, and finance with those overarching goals. One of the roles he enjoys most is getting to focus on the people aspect of the business, such as recruiting, career development, mentoring, and culture.

Prior to his current role, Ken spent eight years working in Moss Adams Wealth Advisors, a division of Moss Adams LLP, where he served as chief of operations. Prior to this, he also spent several years as a management consultant and researcher focusing on business management and transition issues faced by financial advisory firms, investment managers, broker dealers, banks, and CPA firms. Ken is active in the accounting industry and speaks at various tradeshows, college events and other leadership geared conferences.