Sikich Honored on Crain’s Chicago 2024 Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting and Law List

CHICAGO – September 9, 2024 – Sikich, a Chicago-based leading global technology-enabled professional services company, is pleased to announce that two of its principals, Bobby Achettu and Cassie Crist, CPA, have been named to Crain’s Chicago 2024 Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law list. Achettu and Crist are among 88 Chicago-area professionals at the top of their fields who have shown the ability to effect change in their role or area of practice, serve as a role model or mentor and have assumed leadership positions in their communities.

Achettu has supported the company’s global expansion and played a pivotal role in establishing its operations in India. Under his leadership, the India team operates as a Center of Excellence, delivering innovative work in areas like artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic process automation. In addition, Achettu is an adjunct faculty member at both Loyola University and Northwestern University, where he teaches undergraduate courses on global entrepreneurship and modern workplace culture.

Crist, employee benefit plan audit practice leader at Sikich, manages over 600 benefit plan audits annually and collaborates across departments to address complex workforce needs. Beyond her professional duties, Crist champions community service and serves as the Sikich national champion for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. She was a founding member of the Alzheimer Association’s Accounting Industry Leadership Council and is currently establishing the USO Accountants Salute the Troops initiative to support veterans, military members and their families.

“It’s always gratifying to see team members recognized not just for their professional achievements, but for their impact on our communities,” said Sikich CEO Chris Geier. “Bobby and Cassie are incredibly worthy of this recognition and are standout leaders who model the core values that are so important to our culture. Honors like this also put a special spotlight on the caliber of professionals we are fortunate to attract to Sikich. Bobby and Cassie are two of those professionals, and I’m grateful for the contributions they’ve made to enhance our service quality, expand our global reach and deepen our impact on the world around us.”

To read the full list and learn more about the methodology, click here.

About Sikich

Sikich is a Chicago-based global company specializing in technology-enabled professional services. With more than 1,900 employees, Sikich draws on a diverse portfolio of technology solutions to deliver transformative digital strategies. From corporations and not-for-profits to state and local governments and federal agencies, Sikich clients utilize a broad spectrum of services and products to help them improve performance and achieve long-term, strategic goals.

Sikich practices in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Professional Code of Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Sikich CPA LLC is a licensed CPA firm that provides audit and attest services to its clients, and Sikich LLC and its subsidiaries provide tax and business advisory services to its clients. Sikich CPA LLC has a contractual arrangement with Sikich LLC under which Sikich LLC supports Sikich CPA LLC’s performance of its professional services. Sikich LLC and its subsidiaries are not licensed CPA firms.

“Sikich” is the brand name under which Sikich CPA LLC and Sikich LLC provide professional services.  The entities under the Sikich brand are independently owned and are not liable for the services provided by any other entity providing services under the Sikich brand. The use of the terms “our company”, “we” and “us” and other similar terms denote the alternative practice structure of Sikich CPA LLC and Sikich LLC. 

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