BDO USA Welcomes Principal Class of 59 Professionals

October 01, 2025 at 09:00 AM EDT

BDO USA, one of the nation's leading accounting and advisory firms, has promoted 59 professionals to principal, effective October 1.

“I would like to extend my congratulations to our new principals on this major achievement,” said Wayne Berson, CEO of BDO USA. "As leaders, mentors, and trusted advisors, these individuals embody BDO’s core purpose of helping people thrive every day by creating lasting value for our firm, clients, and communities. Each brings an ownership mindset to everything they do, and I am confident that together they will help shape a bright future for our firm.”

The new principals include:

Name	Business Line	Office
Jeremy Alt	Advisory	Oak Brook
Adrian Anderson	Tax	Houston
Vanessa Ballenger	Assurance	New York
Alex Becker	Tax	Miami
Jason Brooks	Tax	Los Angeles
Charles Broom	Assurance	Dallas
Jon Bubb	Assurance	Philadelphia
Jeff Burdick	Assurance	San Antonio
Bryan Bussert	Tax	Detroit
Patrick Carew	Tax	Philadelphia
Kate Chernov	Tax	Woodbridge
Alvin Cheung	Tax	San Jose
Jake Cook	Tax	Grand Rapids
Chad Cottrill	Assurance	Charlotte
Jeremy Dane	Advisory	Chicago
Jay Daugherty	Tax	Pittsburgh
Scott Dolina	Tax	Houston
Christine Downs	Assurance	Greater Washington D.C.
Ann Dyer	Tax	Raleigh
Corey Eide	Assurance	Los Angeles
Jose Fernandez	Tax	Miami
Lawrence Friedman	Tax	Philadelphia
Alex Han	Assurance	Philadelphia
Shawn Harrigan	Assurance	Richmond
Diana Hoshall	Tax	Greater Washington D.C.
Gabriel Ibars	Tax	Miami
Ryan Izzo	Tax	Boston
Jenna Jordon	Tax	Dallas
Lisa Keith	Tax	Boston
Ines Khoumsi	Tax	Los Angeles
Matt Kroll	Assurance	Woodbridge
Shelton Lam	Assurance	San Francisco
Matt Leary	Tax	Seattle
John Lynch	Advisory	New York
Andrew Moore	Assurance	Chicago
Jessica Pancamo	Tax	Dallas
Cannon Parkerson	Assurance	Memphis
Robert Peterson	BDO Digital	Oak Brook
Jennifer Phipps	Tax	Nashville
Vikash Pipara	BDO RISE	Bangalore
Jim Putnam	Tax	Dallas
Alicia Ruckman	Advisory	Dallas
Jiger Saiya	BDO RISE	Mumbai
Jeremiah Saunders	Assurance	Stamford
Erin Sells	Assurance	Chicago
Monica Shih	Assurance	San Jose
Steven Skiba	Tax	Detroit
Drew Slagle	Tax	Minneapolis
Daniel Smith	Tax	Miami
Amanda Suasnabar	Tax	Indianapolis
Jon Sutter	Assurance	Greenville
Jesse Tsai	Tax	Greater Washington D.C.
Patrick Tye	Advisory	Philadelphia
Bobby Urso	Assurance	Los Angeles
Krystal Voelker	Tax	Woodbridge
Kimberlee Weber	Assurance	Spokane
Steve Weiner	Tax	Chicago
Cameron West	Assurance	San Francisco
Natascha Willer	Assurance	Chicago

About BDO USA

Our purpose is helping people thrive, every day. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms. BDO USA, P.C., a Virginia professional corporation, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. For more information, please visit: www.bdo.com.