About Brian

Brian Becker is CEO of RSM’s transatlantic partnership. He oversees strategy across six countries—the United States, UK, Canada, El Salvador, India and Ireland. An expert in digital transformation, Brian is driving RSM to become a digital firm  to advance its leadership for the middle market companies on the move and its compelling value proposition for clients and people. He is committed to advancing RSM's unrivaled culture, as well as to continuing the firm’s longstanding history of stewardship to its communities.

Experience

Brian has set forth a bold strategy for RSM’s compelling, digital and global future. During his tenure, RSM has evolved its structure to optimize client service delivery, implemented a new digital infrastructure to drive the business, joined forces with RSM UK, and committed to invest $1B in AI and digital core by 2027. RSM is now positioned as a multinational platform built to scale to $10B.

Prior to becoming CEO, Brian served as RSM’s consulting leader, where he tripled the size of the practice in five years by harnessing the full power of RSM’s technical and industry expertise. He also held numerous other national and regional leadership roles at RSM, and he served as a member of the RSM US LLP Board of Directors from 2011 to 2015.

Among his many accolades, Brian has been recognized by  Accounting Today Magazine  as one of its top 100 most influential people in accounting and by  Consulting Magazine  as one of the top 25 consultants for excellence in technology. He also earned RSM's highest honor—Partner of the Year—in recognition of his efforts to build the firm's consulting practice.

Brian is known for helping clients integrate human insights and digital solutions by aligning strategy, people, processes and technology. With an industry specialty in financial institutions, he has deep experience advising banks and other financial institutions on using technology to automate and transform their business. He has led more than 500 engagements for the firm around technology and strategic digital transformation.

Brian appreciates the opportunity RSM provides to make a difference for clients, colleagues and communities. Outside of RSM, he and his wife are working to develop a nonprofit foundation to support chronically ill young people as they transition from pediatric care to the adult system of medical care—a journey he has traveled with his daughter.

When he’s not leading RSM, Brian can be found wake surfing or golfing.

Professional affiliations and designations

• Certified public accountant

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants

• Vice Chair, Center for Audit Quality Governing Board

• NACD fellow

  • NACD CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight
  • NACD Directorship Certified

• Wall Street Journal CEO Council member

Education

• Bachelor of Science, accounting, University of Northern Iowa
• RSM Business Advisor Executive Education, University of Chicago Booth School of Business