Whether you're navigating regulatory shifts, tightening close cycles, or modernizing your tech stack, the voices you follow in the accounting world shape how fast you grow. I've rounded up the best accounting influencers worth your attention—experts who make complex topics clear and keep you ahead of what's changing.
Top 20 Accounting Influencers
Below are the profiles of the top accounting influencers, covering who they are and the impact they've made in this space.
Blake Oliver
Founder & CEO at Earmark
Scottsdale, United States
Focus area:
#Accounting Technology#Accounting Media#Firm Strategy#AI#Professional Education
Blake Oliver is founder and CEO of Earmark and co-host of The Accounting Podcast, pairing public accounting experience with a career focused on accounting technology, media, and education.
Through his podcasts, writing,…
Tom Hood
Accounting & Finance Strategist
Baltimore, United States
Focus area:
#Future of Accounting#AI#Finance Transformation#Leadership#Professional Education
Tom Hood is an accounting strategist affiliated with the AI Native Accounting Foundation, known for decades of work preparing CPAs and finance professionals for technology-driven change.
Hood's work centers on making accounting…
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Jim Bourke
Partner & Managing Director at Withum
United States
Focus area:
#Accounting Technology#Advisory Services#AI#Cybersecurity#Firm Transformation
Jim Bourke is a Withum partner and Managing Director of Advisory Services, leading work across business advisory, cybersecurity, data analytics, transactions, risk, and technology transformation.
Bourke has spent decades at the intersection…
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Jason Staats
Accounting Firm Educator & Founder of Realize
United States
Focus area:
#Firm Management#Accounting Technology#AI#Automation#Practice Strategy
Jason Staats is a CPA, former accounting firm operator, and creator behind Jason on Firms. He built the Realize community for accounting leaders and now develops independent resources on technology, AI, and…
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Jennifer Wilson
Partner & Co-Founder at ConvergenceCoaching
Bellevue, United States
Focus area:
#Accounting Leadership#Talent#Succession Planning#Firm Strategy#Change Management
Jennifer Wilson is Partner and Co-Founder of ConvergenceCoaching, where she advises accounting firm leaders on leadership, succession, talent, strategy, growth, and managing organizational change.
Wilson focuses on the people and management challenges…
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Randy Johnston
Accounting Technology Educator & Executive VP at K2 Enterprises
Hutchinson, United States
Focus area:
#Accounting Technology#Cloud Computing#Cybersecurity#Software Strategy#Professional Education
Randy Johnston is an accounting technology educator and longtime K2 Enterprises leader whose work helps CPAs and firms evaluate software, cloud systems, security, infrastructure, and emerging tools.
Johnston translates fast-moving technology into…
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Geni Whitehouse
President at Information Technology Alliance
Napa, United States
Focus area:
#Accounting Technology#Advisory Services#Communication#Firm Innovation#Professional Education
Geni Whitehouse is President of the Information Technology Alliance and a CPA, technology leader, speaker, and educator whose career bridges accounting, advisory work, communication, and innovation.
Whitehouse has built a distinctive niche…
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Kimberly Ellison-Taylor
CEO at KET Solutions
United States
Focus area:
#Finance Transformation#Accounting Leadership#Technology#Innovation#Executive Leadership
Kimberly Ellison-Taylor is CEO of KET Solutions and a technology and finance leader with decades of experience in consulting, executive education, accounting leadership, and transformation.
Ellison-Taylor works across business growth, innovation, strategy,…
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Sean Stein Smith
Associate Professor of Accounting at Lehman College
United States
Focus area:
#Digital Assets#Blockchain#AI#Financial Reporting#Accounting Technology
Sean Stein Smith is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Lehman College, author, CPA, and fintech researcher whose work connects blockchain, cryptoassets, AI, financial reporting, and accounting.
Stein Smith has helped bring…
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Ryan Lazanis
Founder at Future Firm
Montreal, Canada
Focus area:
#Firm Growth#Automation#Cloud Accounting#Practice Management#Pricing
Ryan Lazanis is founder of Future Firm and a CPA entrepreneur who built and sold Xen Accounting before creating education and coaching for owners building modern, scalable accounting firms.
Lazanis uses lessons…
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Hector Garcia
CPA, Consultant & QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Focus area:
#QuickBooks#Accounting Technology#AI#Advisory Services#Professional Education
Hector Garcia is a CPA, consultant, QuickBooks ProAdvisor, educator, and content creator whose work spans accounting services, software training, advisory practice, and technology adoption.
Garcia is especially known for translating accounting software…
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Amy Vetter
CEO at The B3 Method Institute
United States
Focus area:
#Accounting Leadership#AI#Change Management#Workplace Wellbeing#Technology
Amy Vetter is CEO of The B3 Method Institute, a CPA, keynote speaker, and author whose career combines accounting and technology leadership with workplace well-being and change management.
Vetter's B3 Method connects…
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Kelly Phillips Erb
Tax Attorney & Writer
Philadelphia, United States
Focus area:
#Tax Law#Tax Policy#Tax Compliance#Tax Writing#Taxpayer Education
Kelly Phillips Erb is a tax attorney, writer, and managing shareholder of The Erb Law Firm who built Taxgirl as a platform for explaining tax law, policy, enforcement, and practical taxpayer issues.
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Brian Tankersley
Director of Strategic Relationships at K2 Enterprises and Founder at C2Acct, Inc.
Knoxville, United States
Focus area:
#Accounting Technology#Professional Education#Firm Technology#Finance#Tax Technology
Brian Tankersley is Director of Strategic Relationships at K2 Enterprises and a CPA and technology educator with decades of experience across accounting, finance, tax, professional education, and IT.
Tankersley has spent much…
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Logan Graf
Owner at The Graf Tax Co.
Austin, United States
Focus area:
#Tax Strategy#Tax Compliance#Accounting Technology#Firm Workflows#Practice Management
Logan Graf is owner of The Graf Tax Co. and a CPA whose public work combines tax compliance and consulting with practical commentary on tax software, firm workflows, technology, and client service.
…
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Roman Kepczyk
Director of Firm Technology Strategy at Rightworks
Phoenix, United States
Focus area:
#Firm Technology#Automation#Workflow Optimization#AI#Practice Transformation
Roman Kepczyk is Director of Firm Technology Strategy at Rightworks and a CPA-firm consultant focused on production automation, application optimization, workflows, and practice transformation.
Kepczyk works exclusively with accounting firms on the…
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Dawn Brolin
Accounting Firm CEO & Educator
Windham, United States
Focus area:
#Small Business Accounting#Tax#Forensic Accounting#QuickBooks#Accounting Technology
Brolin helps accounting firm owners…
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Katie Thomas
Founder & President at Leaders Online
United States
Focus area:
#Accounting Marketing#Thought Leadership#Personal Branding#Firm Growth#Content Strategy
Katie Thomas is Founder and President of Leaders Online and a CPA turned marketing strategist who helps accounting professionals build authority, generate demand, and communicate their expertise.
Thomas applies an accountant's perspective…
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David Almonte
Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager at Amica Insurance
Lincoln, United States
Focus area:
#FP&A#Finance Leadership#Business Intelligence#Financial Reporting#Innovation
David Almonte is a Financial Planning and Analysis Senior Manager at Amica Insurance and a CPA whose background includes audit, financial reporting, business intelligence, leadership, and strategy.
Almonte's career bridges public accounting…
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Rachel Farris
Founder at Tax Stack AI
San Francisco, United States
Focus area:
#Tax Strategy#Artificial Intelligence#Firm Automation#High-Net-Worth Tax#Practice Modernization
Rachel Farris is a CPA and founder of a boutique tax practice and Tax Stack AI, combining high-net-worth tax strategy with accounting-firm technology, automation, workflow design, and AI consulting.
Farris works where…
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Selection Methodology
I selected the leaders on this list based on their relevance, demonstrated expertise and impact, professional credibility, and ongoing contributions to the field.
I look for evidence such as leading meaningful initiatives or delivering notable results within their organizations, developing influential ideas or practices, publishing research or educational resources, speaking or teaching, and other contributions that demonstrate impact within their work or the broader field.
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