Hancock Askew Atlanta

Chad is a Partner at Hancock Askew and has 20 years of experience in public accounting. As a Partner, he leads the firms risk assurance and advisory practice, serves as a technical accounting expert and helps fast growing private companies with best practices pertaining to accounting policies and procedures. His experience includes Sarbanes-Oxley consultation, advising on technical accounting issues and assisting companies through the initial public offering process. Chad routinely holds seminars for fast-growing private companies pertaining to the IPO preparation and SEC requirements, and also on the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance process. He has consulted with more than 10 companies over the past 5 years on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Chad received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Georgia and his Master’s in Accounting from the University of Virginia. Before joining Hancock Askew, he spent eight years at EY in their Atlanta office, where he coordinated audits for both public and private companies, and worked more than one year at a firm that Chad founded that focused on technical accounting issues and best practices as it relates to process improvement. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Georgia Institute of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA), the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and the Institute of Internal Audit (IIA). Chad’s dual focus in both accounting and finance provides him a solid understanding of business and accounting fundamentals, which he uses to provide clients with value-added consultations in order to address their needs.

Greg is the Partner of IT Assurance Services at Hancock Askew and has over 10 years of experience working in various information technology environments. He leads the firm’s IT-related internal audit, risk advisory and System Organization and Control (SOC) reporting service. In his role, he helps clients identify and evaluate IT risk, implement cost-effective controls and monitoring strategies, improve execution and performance, and provide assurance to their customers and other external parties. Greg specializes in International and Stateside IT security related audits, risk advisory and Service Organization Controls (SOC) reporting.

After graduating from Gordon College with a Bachelor’s in Communication Arts, Greg began his career working in IT as a Senior Systems Engineer and was also responsible for managing software installation projects. This work involved both technical and non-technical talents, including policy, procedure, and creation of training documentation, as well as creation of operational and disaster recovery plans. Later with a national CPA firm, he focused on IT Assurance Services, leading engagement teams on IT and business process control projects, SOX 404 engagements, security assessments, IT internal audit co-sourcing arrangements, and led 150+ Service Organization Controls (SOC) examinations of third-party service organizations in a variety of industries in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Greg is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the Institute of Internal Audit (IIA) and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG).

In memoriam of our lost Partner, colleague and friend.

January 5, 1981 – August 29, 2021

Jodi is a Partner in Hancock Askew’s Atlanta office and has over 30 years of public accounting experience. Jodi began her career in Chicago at Price Waterhouse after graduating from Indiana University, with highest distinction, with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. In her role, she oversees assurance and advisory services for numerous public and private companies and manages the firm’s Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) Audit practice. Jodi specializes in audits, researching complex accounting and auditing issues, and SEC and financial reporting.

Jodi is deeply involved in the EBP community. She served on the Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) EBP Audit Quality Center, currently serves the AICPA’s Technical Standards Committee and is a conference speaker at AICPA events and State Society conferences. Jodi holds two advanced AIPCA Certifications, Advanced Defined Contribution and Advanced Defined Pension Plans. She is a founding member and active participant of the BDO Alliance EBP community and a member of the Alliance’s Women’s Resource Group Leadership Team.

Jodi is a Past President and Past Vice-President of WIPs (Women in Pensions) in Georgia. She also holds memberships in the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA). Jodi is a licensed CPA in Georgia, Florida and Massachusetts.

Russell is a Tax Partner and the Atlanta Office Managing Partner at Hancock Askew. He specializes in providing accounting and tax advice to the firm’s closely held business clients and the individuals who own them. He prides himself in consulting and coaching business owners in the day to day decisions of running their businesses in order to achieve both their business and personal goals.

Russell received his B.S. in Finance from Auburn University in 1984. While employed at Bank of America (formerly Bank South), he received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Georgia State University. Shortly thereafter, Russell joined the audit staff of Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC). Russell is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Russell is an Organizer and sat on the Board of Directors for KeyWorth Bank prior to merger with Renasant Bank. He has also served in various leadership roles in the Norcross and Johns Creek Communities where he lives.

Eddie is a Tax Partner in the Atlanta office and currently leads the firm’s tax services for high net worth individuals and families. He specializes in providing proactive tax planning and compliance services for high net worth individuals, retirees, business owners, trusts, estates and charitable entities. In addition, he has extensive experience working with executives with stock-based compensation including stock options, deferred compensation, restricted and performance stock awards and other compensation benefits.

Eddie is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy in Tax. He began his career at Ernst & Young in their Tax Department/PFC Group and was a founding Partner of the firm Jackson, Reece and Scott. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Additionally, he holds a Personal Financial Specialist designation with the AICPA in recognition of his broad experience and expertise working with the financial needs of high wealth families.