Cherry Bekaert

Cherry Bekaert is a leading professional services firm providing advisory, assurance, and tax solutions to clients across the globe. The firm operates under the mission to make a difference for its people, clients, community, and professions. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, Cherry Bekaert serves a diverse client base, including multinational corporations, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, governmental entities, emerging firms, start-ups, and successful individuals.

The firm offers a comprehensive suite of services, including digital advisory, risk and cybersecurity, transaction advisory, strategic financing, outsourced services, and staffing and workforce solutions, in addition to its core assurance and tax offerings. Cherry Bekaert specializes in serving various market segments and industries such as technology, healthcare, life sciences, retail, government contracting, real estate, construction, manufacturing, distribution, and financial institutions.

Led by Firm Managing Partner and CEO Michelle L. Thompson, Cherry Bekaert is recognized among the largest accounting and advisory firms in the United States. The firm has demonstrated significant growth, ranking 1st on Accounting Today's "Fastest Growing Firms in the U.S. 2024" list and rising to #17 on its 2026 Top 100 Firms List. Recent strategic acquisitions, such as Tarsus (December 2025), Richardson Kontogouris Emerson LLP (February 2026), and Spicer Jeffries LLP (May 2025), have expanded its geographic footprint and service capabilities.