Greg Foster, CPA
Southeast Market Leader
Greg Foster is a partner with over 35 years of practice in public accounting. His experience includes providing insurance, banking, credit union and securities clients with various services including financial statement audits, public and private securities registrations and mergers and acquisitions. As the leader of Wipfli’s Insurance Industry, Greg oversees a variety of services to insurance companies including traditional insurers and reinsurers as well as captives, risk retention groups, reinsurance pools and similar arrangements.
Prior to joining Wipfli, Greg led PKM’s audit practice for three years, devoting significant time to overseeing the budgeting, forecasting, revenue growth and operations of the department. He also led the firm’s internal leadership development and coaching program known as “PEAK.”
Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant
Past experience
- Eight years with an international accounting firm prior to joining Porter Keadle Moore in 1993, which then joined Wipfli LLP in October 2019
Professional memberships and activities
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) – Member
- Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA) – Member
- The Gideons International, Gwinnett Central Camp – Treasurer
- Insurance Accounting and Systems Association (IASA) – President of the IASA Georgia chapter
- Lawrenceville First United Methodist Church – Teacher
- Boy Scouts of America – Volunteer
Areas of Focus
- Accounting consulting
- Financial statement auditing
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Financial services - insurance and community banking
Industries
Financial InstitutionsEducation
University of Georgia- Bachelor of business administration degree with an emphasis in accounting – Graduated summa cum laude
Recent Insights
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Webinars
NAIC cybersecurity model rule implementation
Jan 12, 2022