BDO USA CEO Wayne Berson to Retire Next Year

BDO Names CEO Successor Candidate

Wayne Berson, CEO of Chicago-based BDO USA (FY23 net revenue of $2.9 billion) since 2012, will retire on June 30, 2026, capping a 14-year tenure defined by transformative growth, structural innovation and a focus on broad-based employee ownership. As part of BDO’s longstanding succession process, the firm’s Board of Directors has named Matthew K. Becker, national managing principal of tax, as the candidate to succeed Berson. A firmwide ratificat…

BDO USA announces CEO’s retirement, names successor

Accounting and advisory company BDO USA has revealed that its CEO, Wayne Berson, intends to retire in June 2026.  The firm has initiated its CEO succession process, identifying Matthew Becker, national managing principal of tax, as the candidate to succeed Berson.   Over the coming weeks, Berson and Becker will conduct meetings with the firm’s principals before a principal-wide ratification vote expected in July.   Once a successor is agreed upo…

BDO USA CEO Wayne Berson to Retire Next Year

Berson, who has served as CEO of Chicago-based top 10 accounting firm BDO USA since 2012, is retiring effective June 30, 2026.