James Bourke, CPA, CITP, CFF, CGMA

Jim is a Partner, Member of the Board of Directors and a Member of the Management Committee at WithumSmith+Brown, Red Bank, New Jersey and is Director of Firm Technology. �Jim has been a frequent speaker to many State CPA Societies, the AICPA and other organizations on topics specifically related to technologies used by the business community today. He has been consulted by numerous Firms throughout the United States on appropriateness of technologies being employed within the Firm and has also been a frequent speaker on related topics for the New Jersey Technology Council, NJ Biz Magazine and other organizations. Jim has authored many articles dealing with firm technology issues and was featured on the cover of past issues of Accounting Technology Magazine, Practical Accountant Magazine and the current May 2013 issue of CPA Practice Advisor.He is Past President for the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.In addition, Jim is past Chair the AICPA�s CITP Credential Committee and is currently Chair of the AICPA�s Tech+ Conference, a member of the AICPA's Board of Directors and current member of AICPA Council. Jim is also a member of the board of directors for the New Jersey Technology Council.Jim has been named by Accounting Today as one of the Top 100 Most Influential people in Accounting for the last four years and has been named by The CPA Technology Advisor as one of 25 Top Thought Leaders in Public Accounting Technology for the last two years.Jim licensed as a CPA in New Jersey, New York and North Carolina.Jim resides in Manasquan, NJ with his wife Jody and three children, Emily, Brandon and Kate.