Retired C-Suite Executive
CBIZ, Inc
Ronald Storch is a retired C‑suite executive, board member, and CPA with 30 years of leadership experience in public accounting/professional services. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer of CBIZ, Inc., following the acquisition of Marcum LLP, where he was a Partner and Chief Operating Officer.
Throughout his career, Ron has led both M&A and firmwide operations across technology, finance, HR, marketing, and strategic planning, overseeing large, geographically diverse organizations in the U.S. and internationally. He has extensive experience guiding firms through transformational change, including large‑scale integrations, operating model redesign, and the adoption of technology and flexible talent strategies to drive sustainable growth.
In addition to his executive leadership roles, Ron served on the boards of LEA Global, ECOVIS International, and TIAG (The International Accounting Group) where he contributed to governance, global collaboration, and the future of the accounting profession. Ron remains active as an advisor, helping firms reimagine how work gets done in an evolving, technology‑enabled marketplace.
Accounting firms are under sustained pressure to grow—yet many remain constrained by operating models built for a different era. Static staffing structures, peak-season resourcing assumptions, and linear growth strategies often create inefficiencies during slower periods, strain teams during demand spikes, and limit long-term scalability.
Drawing on new Accounting Today research—including survey insights from U.S. firms with 30+ employees and operational data from organizations implementing flexible talent models—this session examines how leading firms are rethinking work. The findings highlight how flexible staffing strategies, AI-enabled tools, analytics, and technology-supported workflows across audit, tax, and advisory are transforming performance outcomes.
Panelists will explore how aligning talent flexibility with intelligent automation unlocks measurable gains in efficiency, productivity, scalability, and service delivery. Attendees will gain a practical, data-backed framework for building a more agile, resilient, and future-ready operating model—one capable of navigating demand volatility while sustaining growth.
This session is designed for firm leaders seeking operational clarity, strategic alignment, and actionable insight into modernizing their firm’s delivery model.