Jere G. Shawver
"I have always loved the intellectual curiosity that accounting and auditing requires us to demonstrate in everything we do with our clients. William & Mary was the place that showed me how to grow that part of me, one of the most important elements of my professional success."
Jere Shawver, Managing Partner for the East Region Consulting Services Practice, has been with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP since 1998. He serves on the Firms' Management, Executive and Risk Committees. Jere works closely with his clients in evaluating solutions to critical business solutions in the areas of financial reporting, governance and internal controls. He serves as the "concurring" partner on many engagements and works with our engagement teams in evaluating the propriety of accounting and reporting for many clients.
Prior to joining Baker Tilly, Jere served as the Chief Financial Officer of a privately held technology company where he was responsible for all financial, reporting and administrative matters including managing banking and lender relationships, budgeting and forecasting activities and managing due diligence efforts for acquisitions and divestitures. Jere spent the first 15 years of his career with Arthur Andersen serving public and private companies in the hospitality, real estate, healthcare and government contracting industries.
Jere is a 1982 graduate of the College of William and Mary in Virginia. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a past board member and Treasurer of both DC Special Olympics and Virginia Special Olympics, and is active in fundraising for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Jere and his wife Diane live in Vienna, Virginia with their children, Josephine and Jared.
