American accountants

Barbara A. McKinzie was from 2006 to 2010 the twenty-seventh International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African-American college women.

Barry J. Klarberg (born March 4, 1961), CPA, is an American businessman.

Lawrence P. Kelly (December 18, 1913 – August 23, 1999) was an American accountant and business manager from Cudahy, Wisconsin who served one term (1963-1964) as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Milwaukee County's 24th district.

Raul Torres (born February 6, 1955) is a Certified Public Accountant in Corpus Christi, Texas, who represented District 33 in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013.

Ray Robert Allen (July 5, 1920 – April 6, 2010) was a municipal public official and banker in Alexandria, Louisiana, who, in 1977, was secretary-treasurer and then finance director when the city converted from the commissioner to the mayor-council form of government.

Taylor Walters O'Hearn (July 6, 1907 – April 2, 1997) was a pioneer in the rebirth of the Republican Party in Louisiana during the mid-20th century.

Jim Davidson (born January 18, 1963) is an American actor and model active in the 1990s and early 2000s.

The Rev. Paul Leo Locatelli, S.

James Donald Garvey, Jr.

Mark J. Nigrini, born in Cape Town, South Africa, is a faculty member at the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University in Morgantown in the US state of West Virginia.

Michael James Roney (born July 13, 1954) is an American businessman.

John Davison Rockefeller Sr.

William Scott Sanford (born 1963)is a Certified Public Accountant from McKinney, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 70 based in a portion of Collin County north of Dallas.

Brenda Bartonis an American politician who is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing Arizona's 6th Legislative District.

Julie Skinner Stokes (born January 1970), is a Certified Public Accountant from Kenner in suburban Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 79.

Howard Dvorkin is a CPA, author, national columnist, and founder of the nation’s fourth-largest credit counseling agency.

Adam Storch (born 1980) served as the first Managing Executive of the U.

Joel Craig Robideaux (born October 5, 1962) is a Certified Public Accountant from Lafayette, Louisiana, who is the incoming president of the Lafayette Parish government.

John Frullo (born August 1, 1962) is a businessman from Lubbock, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 84.

Crain, a 1978 graduate of Franklinton High School (Louisiana), holds B.

Patricia Spafford Smith (August 17, 1925 – December 31, 2002) was an American businesswoman and Democratic politician from Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

Katie Eyre Brewer is an American politician and accountant in Oregon.

Phillip Wayne Stephenson, known as Phil Stephenson (born February 5, 1945),is a Certified Public Accountant from Wharton, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 85 based in Wharton, Fort Bend, and Jackson counties in the southeastern portion of the state.

John Clifford Otto (born 1948) is a Certified Public Accountant in Dayton, Texas, who since 2005 has been a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 18, which encompasses his own Liberty County and nearby San Jacinto and Walker counties.

Jon Scott Eubanks (born 1951) is a farmer and a Certified Public Accountant in Paris in Logan County in western Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.

Angie Chen Button (Chinese: 陳筱玲; pinyin: Chén Xiǎolíng; born February 9, 1954) is a Certified Public Accountant and the marketing manager of Texas Instruments from Garland, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives.

Beth Wood (born April 22, 1954) has served as the North Carolina State Auditor since January 10, 2009.

Blythe J. McGarvie is a corporate director.

Robert Charles "Bob" Hogue (born September 7, 1953) is an athletic conference commissioner, author and columnist, sportscaster, and a former Republican member of the Hawaii State Senate representing the 24th district (Kailua-Kaneohe) for six years (2000–2006).

Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr.

Kathryn Jean "Kathy" Whitmire (née Niederhofer) (born August 15, 1946) is best known as the first female Mayor of the city of Houston, Texas, serving five consecutive two-year terms, from 1982 to 1991.

Keith Evan Gottfried (born 1966, Brooklyn, New York) is an American lawyer, most notably nominated by President George W.

Scott D. Sullivan was an American Certified Public Accountant and the former Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer, and a board member of WorldCom, who was convicted as part of WorldCom's $3.

William Wager Cooper (July 23, 1914 – June 20, 2012) was an American operations researcher, known as a father of management science and as "Mr.

J. Richard Harvey is Distinguished Professor of Practice at Villanova University School of Law and Graduate Tax Program.

Abraham Jacob Briloff (July 19, 1917 - Dec. 12, 2013) was an American accounting scholar and Professor of accounting at Baruch College in New York.

Joseph Edmund Sterrett (June 17, 1870 – March 22, 1934) was an American accountant, known as one of "accountancy's most active pioneers" and the 11th inductee into the Accounting Hall of Fame in 1953.

Frank Erastus Webner (1865–1940s) was an American consulting cost accountant, and early management author, known for his work on cost accounting.

Lori St John, also known as Lori Urs, is an American advocate against wrongful death penalty decisions.

Theo Ashton Thompson (March 31, 1916 – July 1, 1965) was a U.

Peg Phillips (September 20, 1918 – November 7, 2002) was an American actress best known for playing storekeeper Ruth-Anne Miller on the television series Northern Exposure.

Lynn Haag Jenkins (born June 10, 1963) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who serves as the U.

Eli L. Broad (/broʊd/; born June 6, 1933) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Sunanda "Sue" Tripathi-Manteris (born June 20, 1962) is an Indian-born American account executive and former journalist at the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada, KSNV.

Tracy Byrnes is an American television business news anchor, journalist, and accountant who worked for the Fox Business Network.

Leland Lawrence Briggs (April 24, 1893 – November 12, 1975) was an American accounting scholar, and Professor at the University of Vermont, known as founder of The Accountants Digest, which he edited and published until 1973.

Vernon Kenneth Zimmerman (born 1928) is an American accounting scholar and Professor of accounting at the University of Illinois, known for his work on the accounting history and international accounting theory.

Harry Anson Finney (November 19, 1886 – May 8, 1966) was an American accountant, and Professor of accounting at the Northwestern University.

Carman George Blough (November 11, 1895 - March 9, 1981) was an American accountant, Professor of Accounting, and civil servant.

Ananias Charles (A. C.) Littleton (December 4, 1886 – January 13, 1974) was an American accounting scholar and Professor of accounting at the University of Illinois.

Philip Wilkes Bell (1924–2007) was an American accounting scholar and professor of accounting, known for seeking "to bring accounting and economics closer together.

Marc Matthew Harris (born c. 1965) is a Panamanian accountant who was formerly active in the field of offshore financial services.

George Charter Harrison (1881–1959) was an Anglo-American management consultant and cost account pioneer, known for designing one of the earliest known complete standard cost systems.

Robert Johnson, known as Bob Johnson, is a Certified Public Accountant from Jacksonville, Arkansas, who is a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 42 in a portion of Pulaski County outside the capital city of Little Rock.

Benjamin M. Musa (20 August 1905 – 19 May 1974), known as Ben Musa, was an American politician and Certified Public Accountant from Oregon.

Beatrice Keene (Webber) Corliss (October 21, 1910–January 12, 1995) was an American politician who served as the first female Mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Anthony G. "Tony" Chavonne is an American politician, accountant and realtor.

Cynthia Cooper is an American accountant who formerly served as the Vice President of Internal Audit at WorldCom.

Daniel Guin Kyle, known as Dan Kyle (born August 29, 1937), is a businessman from Baton Rouge Louisiana, who served as his state's legislative auditor from 1989–2003, when he stepped down to run unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner.

Daniel "Dan" Onorato (born February 5, 1961) is a Democratic politician from the state of Pennsylvania.

George Aubrey Burton, Jr.

George Hampel (August 27, 1885 – May 15, 1954) was an American politician, accountant and bookseller from Milwaukee who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Socialist (1931–1932) and two terms in the Wisconsin State Senate as a Progressive (1937–1944).

George Oliver May (May 22, 1875 – May 25, 1961) was a British American accountant.

Stephen J. Smith (born August 31, 1951) is an American businessman, accountant, and Democratic politician, recently elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Steven J. Theriot, known as Steve Theriot (born September 21, 1946), is a Certified Public Accountant from Marrero in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA, who served as his state's legislative auditor from 2004 to 2009 and as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1988 to 1996.

Steven Zelin, also known as "The Singing CPA", is an independent singer/songwriter in NYC with a day job of a Certified Public Accountant.

Larry Clinton Brewer (November 22, 1948 – May 23, 2003) was the offensive end for the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs during the 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969 football seasons.

Wayne Brown (November 16, 1936 – May 14, 2013) was an American politician and accountant.

James A. Kelly, Jr.

Thomas H. Cave (July 16, 1870 – October 20, 1958) was a Vermont political figure who served as State Treasurer.

Judith "Judy" Hoback Miller (born May 10, 1937) is an American woman known for her involvement in the Watergate scandal in 1972 during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

Cynthia "Cyndi" Ward Stevenson (born February 20, 1960) is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 17th District, which includes all of northern and central St.

Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893 – June 27, 1971) was a United States Representative and Senator from Iowa.

William "Bill" E.

Reynaldo "Ray" Salazar (August 25, 1931 – April 27, 2016) was an American accountant, politician and veteran of the United States Navy , who served as the Mayor of El Paso, Texas, from 1977 until 1979.

Nina Wilcox Putnam (November 28, 1888 – March 8, 1962) was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright.

Theodore A. Jones (1912 – 2001) was a leading insurance industry figure who held important positions within both the public and private sectors.

Richard Dale "Rick" Snyder (born August 19, 1958) is an American politician, business executive, venture capitalist, and accountant.

James B. "Jim" Renacci /rᵻˈneɪsi/ (born December 3, 1958) is an American politician who has been the U.

Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin (1863-1952), was a Métis Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Attorney.

Fred Trammell Crow (June 10, 1914 – January 14, 2009) was an American real estate developer from Dallas, Texas.

Thomas J. Pickard (born January 6, 1950) was an acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 71 days in the summer of 2001 following the tenure of Director Louis Freeh.

Carl Hawkins Isett (born March 7, 1957) is a Certified Public Accountant from Lubbock, Texas, and a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives.

Charles E. Johnson served as Acting United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from January to April 2009 during the Obama presidency.

Charles Lee Perry (born March 9, 1962) is a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from West Texas District 28 which contains two cities, Lubbock and San Angelo, and 46 mostly rural counties.

David W. Karnes (born c. 1958) is a retired U.

Deb Gardner (born May 13, 1949) is a County Commissioner of Boulder County in the U.

Howard L. Fargo is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where he represented the 8th legislative district.

Jacob S. "Jack" Liebowitz (October 10, 1900 – December 11, 2000) was an American accountant and publisher, known primarily as the co-owner with Harry Donenfeld of National Allied Publications (later DC Comics).

James J. Leisenring is a retired member of both the International Accounting Standards Board, based in London, and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB), based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Janis Ringhand (born February 13, 1950) is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from Evansville, Wisconsin.

Jeffry M. Picower (May 5, 1942– October 25, 2009) was an American investor involved in the Madoff investment scandal.

Samuel David Leidesdorf, (1881-1968) internationally known accountant, recently inducted into the CPA Hall of Fame.