Kimi Ellen is an award-winning CEO, managing partner, CPA, and board member with extensive experience in forensic auditing, consulting, and governance. She is a frequent keynote speaker, author, and media contributor and was recently named to Forbes’ inaugural Top 200 CPAs in the U.S. She has a significant career advising public and private sector organizations, including start-ups to those in the F500 and government entities. She is an innovative leader who brings a unique perspective combining both accounting and audit backgrounds and excels in financial reporting, internal audits, strategic planning, and business growth. Her leadership has been pivotal in uncovering financial misappropriations and collaborating closely with the FBI.

Kimi currently serves on the board and as Treasurer for Access Community Health Network, the 6th largest in the country with 165K patients with $223M in annual revenue, and she is a council member at the American Institute of CPAs Council, a nonprofit with 673,000 members and $750M in revenue. She serves on the Government Accounting Standards Advisory Council, which drives reporting of organizations receiving government funding. She also serves on the boards of NABA Inc., Diverse Organization of Firms, and the Illinois CPA Society. She serves on the advisory boards for Mainstreet Legacy Partners, LLC, a PE firm and Nestment, a startup venture-company. She has served on numerous impactful boards, including at the Southeast Chicago Chamber, the National Society of Black CPAs, and Imani Pearls Community Dev. Foundation.