Gordon Krater

I’ve served in a variety of roles during my career, including group managing partner, office managing partner of our largest office, and practice unit manager of our governmental practice. All of this experience helped prepare me for my most recent role of managing partner –– a role I was honored to serve in for eight years.

As managing partner, I was entrusted with guiding the client service, growth, talent development, risk management, and strategic direction of the firm and its staff. In my current role, I'm still supporting the firm's growth, working with contacts in the community, helping to identify future merger opportunities, and expanding our international capabilities. I'm involved in our diversity initiatives, including our Women in Leadership initiative and our female mentoring program. I'm also vice-chair of the Praxity alliance, which helps serve our clients’ international needs.

Leadership succession is a topic close to my heart — and one that’s contributed to the firm's success over the years. Together with Managing Partner Emeritus Bill Hermann, we wrote a book on the subject. (It's called Succession Transition: A Roadmap for Seamless Transitions in Leadership, if you want to check it out.) I'm active in the Michigan Association of CPAs, New Detroit, and the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. I earned my bachelor's of business administration in accounting from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business.