Bill Gorman

Senior Partner, Chair of the Canada Operations Board

About Bill

Bill Gorman is a senior partner at RSM US LLP and the former chief operating officer for the firm, having served in the role for 10 years. He is the chairman of the RSM Canada operations board. He brings extensive integrated experience in strategy, operations management, finance, international organization, change management and issues management to drive results for the firm and deliver a positive RSM experience to clients, colleagues and communities. Raised in a military family, Bill has a singular focus on excellence that his colleagues and his clients truly value.


Experience

Prior to his tenure as chief operating officer, Bill served as the regional managing partner for RSM’s Southeast region and assurance practice leader for the firm’s former East region and the Mid-Atlantic area. Before that, he was the partner-in-charge of audit and accounting for C. W. Amos & Company, a regional certified public accounting firm with offices in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., area, which merged with RSM in 2000. He has held various leadership roles with RSM, including serving as a member of the partner compensation, risk oversight, strategic planning and quality control committees. Bill also served on the RSM US LLP Board of Directors.

Bill has over 40 years of experience serving clients of our assurance and business advisory services. He specializes in understanding the challenges, needs and expectations of middle market companies in the manufacturing, distribution, services and nonprofit industries. He has served clients with a variety of assurance, tax and business advisory services needs, such as organizational restructuring, board development, asset divestiture, personnel assessment and counseling, financial reporting systems, data visualization, and management benchmarking processes.

As a committed leader, Bill is passionate about mentoring others. He played a critical role in the development of the firm’s first-choice advisory curriculum, business simulations and more to align people behind the firm strategy and aid in their development.


Professional affiliations and designations

  • Certified public accountant, Maryland
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, political science, Mount Saint Mary’s College

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