John E. Surrette, Jr. , CPA, CFE
Partner, CGO + Director of Private Equity and Transaction Services
Experience
- Over 25 years of experience in public and private accounting
- Director of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Services Group
- Director of the Transaction Services Group
- Member of leadership teams of KLR Outsourcing and KLR Executive Search
- Works closely with private equity and venture capital firms in meeting both back office and portfolio company needs
- Assists clients looking to obtain debt and equity financing
- Experienced in assisting clients in evaluating investment opportunities as well as hands on experience during the pre and post transaction process, including providing buy-side and sell-side due diligence/ quality of earnings services
- Audit and consulting experience with clients in a variety of industries including renewable energy, private equity, technology, professional services, construction, casino gaming, auto dealerships, manufacturing, distribution, forensic accounting and employee benefit plans
- Assists clients in the evaluation of internal controls, fraud examination and forensic accounting engagements
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Rhode Island
- Master of Science in Business Administration, University of Rhode Island
Professional
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA)
- Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants (RISCPA)
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
- Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Past Boston Chapter President
- ACG National Board of Directors - Director at Large
- ACG Deal Hunters, past committee member
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA), past board member and RI Satellite Chair
- Leadership Rhode Island 2010 Zeta II Class
- Providence Business News 2012 40 Under Forty
- TryRI, past Co-Chair
- Providence College, past adjunct professor
- Johnson & Wales University, past adjunct professor
Community
- Member, RI Commodores
- RENEW Energy Initiative, past board member and training committee chair
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, RI Chapter, past nominating committee member, past vice president of the board of trustees
"To me, practicing public accounting for anyone other than a firm like KLR is unthinkable. We have a very diverse group of clients and the resources to tackle any problems they may face. If I haven’t personally dealt with a particular issue, I know one of the 300 people standing behind me has."