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Brown to leave NAPFA for new CEO role; building group chooses Powell

Geoffrey BrownCEO arrivalsNAPFA leader takes on new CEO roleGeoffrey Brown will leave the $3.1M-revenue National Association of Personal Financial Advisors on Nov. 15 to become CEO of the $8.8M-revenue Illinois CPA Society. He will succeed the retiring Todd Shapiro effective Dec. 5. The Illinois group is one of the nation's largest state-level CPA societies, with more than 22,600 members.Brown has led Chicago-based NAPFA for nine years; the group credits him with improving its organizational structure and brand, and also fostering multiple years of double-digit membership and revenue growth. He also led a diversity, equity and inclusion initiative.Brown was chair of… Read More