10.01.07
Shamis Named One of Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting Industry
Gary S. Shamis, CPA, M.Acc., managing director of SS&G Financial Services, Inc., has been named one of Accounting Today's "Top 100 Most Influential People" in the accounting profession. The editors' selection consists of "leaders who shape the profession." This is Shamis' seventh appearance on the list since its establishment in 2000.
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Gary Shamis
Managing director, SS&G Financial Services
Long a firm leader worth imitating, Shamis this year once again demonstrated cutting-edge practice management by delegating his administrative and client service duties in order to serve in more of a "CEO-level capacity," focusing on long-term growth, practice development and succession planning.
Career Highlights:
- Managing director, SS&G Financial Services, Inc., 1987-present
- Senior auditor, Touche, Ross & Co., 1978-1981
Other Affiliations:
- Managing partner, The Advisory Board
- Chair and founding member, The Leading Edge Alliance
- Columnist, CPA Magazine
- AICPA
- Ohio Society of CPAs
- President, Hillel
- Board member, Better Business Bureau; Anti-Defamation League; Cleveland Museum of Art
- President, Cleveland Jewish News
Education:
- Ohio State University, 1978, Master's of Accountancy
- Tulane University, 1975, BS Biology
Personal:
- Born 1953, Cleveland
- Married to Mary Ann
- Two children