Thomas A. Basilo
Chairman & CEO
WithumSmith+Brown Global Assurance 

As Chairman and CEO of WithumSmith+Brown Global Assurance, LLC (“WS+B GA”), Tom oversees the overall direction of WS+B GA, with the mission to be recognized as THE preferred vendor of innovative solutions for corporate compliance and other internal audit and risk assurance services for both public and privately-held middle-market companies. Tom's 30 plus years of diverse experience in assisting family-owned and closely-held businesses, in a variety of industries, manage the challenges of growth, cash flow and organizational restructuring makes him uniquely qualified to lead WS+B GA. Tom is also an accounting and auditing shareholder in the Morristown office of WS+B GA's parent company, WithumSmith+Brown, P.C. (www.withum.com)

A graduate of Seton Hall University with a BA degree in accounting, Tom spent over 25 years working for two world-class international accounting firms (Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers) focusing mainly on emerging and middle-market companies. He also was a member of Ernst & Young’s New Jersey Emerging & Growth Markets Group, where he served as the New York metro area practice leader of the CPA Connection Alliance and as one of the leaders of the NY metro area’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year™ award program. Prior to that, he spent time serving as a controller for a division of a Fortune 500 company and was President of Basilo Associates and GBT Consulting, Inc., advising owners and managers of emerging growth companies on operational, managerial, succession and general business issues, fundraising and IPOs.

Tom is the author of numerous articles relating to business issues impacting private companies and entrepreneurs and on the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on middle market companies. He was a contributing author to the tenth edition of Montgomery's Auditing and also served on the editorial advisory board of CPA Digest. He is currently an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University, where he teaches an introductory graduate school course in entrepreneurial studies, a program he helped create. He worked with several organizations dealing with entrepreneurial issues, including the New Jersey Technology Council, Association for Corporate Growth, Venture Association of New Jersey, Garden State Credit Association and New Jersey's Business Incubator program. Tom was one of the original board members of the Stevens Institute of Technology Ventures Incubator and was a member of the New Jersey Commission of Science and Technology's task force reviewing incubator performance. In addition, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA) and is a CPA in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

Tom is also actively involved in the community. He serves on the board of the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, where he is chairman of the Fund Development Committee. He has also supported the Tomorrow’s Children Fund, the United Way and Eva’s Village. Tom was involved in various fundraising activities for high school sports and coached boys and girls youth sports (basketball, softball and baseball) for 25 years. He resides in Bergen County, NJ