August Aquila
CEOAugust Aquila has been consulting accounting firms for more than 40 years. A former partner in a Top 100 US firm and a senior executive with American Express Tax & Business Services Inc., he is the author of a number of books, including "Engaging Partners in the Firm’s Future," "What Successful Managing Partners Do," "Performance Is Everything – The Why, What and How of Designing Compensation Plans," and "Client at the Core: Marketing and Managing Today’s Professional Services Firm." He holds an MBA from DePaul University (Chicago) and a PhD from Indiana University (Bloomington). Reach him at (952) 270-1617 or