Area of Focus
Audit

Brandon Rucker

Partner, Chairperson of the Board, National Assurance Operations Leader
Area of Focus
Audit

About Brandon

Brandon Rucker is a partner and the assurance operations leader at RSM US LLP and is currently serving his second term as chairperson of the firm’s board of directors. Brandon leads the operations for the assurance practice, including financial strategy and performance, performance measurement, and alignment of assurance operations to firm and practice strategy. As an enterprise leader, Brandon works with the chief operating officer and assurance leaders to ensure alignment and optimization of operations across the enterprise. 


Experience

Brandon has more than 28 years of experience in public accounting and first joined RSM in 1996. In his assurance operations leadership role, he brings deep knowledge of risk and financial operations from his experience working with RSM’s National Office of Risk Management and finance teams.

As board chairperson, Brandon leads the board in guiding and overseeing the effective execution of the firm’s strategy and upholding the tradition of quality, integrity and client service excellence that has been the hallmark of RSM since 1926. As a board member, he has served on several committees, including those focused on finance/M&A, risk oversight, governance, strategy and managing partner matters. He graduated in the first cohort of RSM’s Enterprise Leadership Academy.

As an assurance partner with the firm for the past 18 years, Brandon has held many leadership roles, including audit leader for the Southeast region. He worked for RSM from 1996-2000 and then rejoined RSM in 2004 following a four-year stint at a Big Four firm, where he participated in audits of global Fortune 100 companies.

Brandon is passionate about preserving, protecting and building the culture at RSM. He believes RSM’s strong culture is key to the firm’s success and a great asset in developing, attracting and retaining the right people. As board chairperson, he aims to ensure that every decision the firm makes considers its impact on the culture.

Brandon is a past board member of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, which focuses on economic development in Charlotte and surrounding areas. He also served on numerous committees of the United Way of Central Carolinas.

Born and raised in an agricultural community in rural Kentucky, Brandon is a proud first-generation college graduate. His upbringing instilled a strong work ethic and an appreciation for teamwork and stewardship.


Professional affiliations and designations

  • Certified public accountant
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
  • National Association of Corporate Directors, directorship certification 

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, accounting, Western Kentucky University