Louis C. Grassi, CPA, CFE, is the chief executive officer of Grassi Advisory Group, Inc. Lou has extensive experience in tax, accounting, and consulting.
Lou takes a proactive role with clients, providing value-added services such as profit-enhancement studies, operational reviews, performance benchmarking, forensic accounting, incentive compensation programs, estate and succession planning, corporate restructuring, and corporate/family retreat facilitation.
Lou’s counsel has proven instrumental to the success of many companies and high-net-worth families.
Lou’s leadership, drive for success, and dedication to providing clients with high-quality services have grown Grassi from a zero-base firm to being ranked the 55th largest Firm in the country and the top 17th largest firm in the New York area by Crain’s New York Business.
IPA has also recognized Grassi as a “Best of the Best Firms” for 10 consecutive years. The firm was also recognized by Crain’s New York Business as one of the 50 Fastest Growing Businesses in New York City and was ranked as the Best Place to Work by several publications.
Lou has received a number of industry accolades, including his CPA peers voting him the “Most Admired Peer” as awarded by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA).
Lou was named one of the “Managing Partner Elite” by Accounting Today Magazine and was also recognized as an “Outstanding CEO” by several New York-area publications.
Lou was the former chair of Moore North America, part of an international association of more than 300 independent accounting and consulting firms.
As a nationally recognized expert, Lou is also frequently called upon as a lecturer and business advisor for companies and industry trade organizations.
He has authored numerous local and national articles and is a contributing editor to the Corporate Controller’s Manual.
Lou was an adjunct professor at Columbia University, teaching a graduate-level course in finance and accounting.
He has served as an executive board officer for the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Lou also serves on numerous committees and task forces within the industries that the firm serves. He is a board member of the Young Presidents Organization and appears in both the national and international Who’s Who Directory of Finance.
Lou was a member of the editorial advisory board of CPA Managing Partner Report, The CPA Journal, and other industry publications.
Actively involved in his community, Lou serves on several not-for-profit boards. He is a board member of the Northwell Cancer Institute, Futures in Education, Lifetime Chair of EAC, Nassau County Comptrollers, Transition Team, and Audit Committee.
Additionally, Lou serves on the board of Flushing Financial Corp and on BRT Realty.