Emerytus Advisors was born from a shared belief: that the accounting and consulting profession is undergoing a transformation—and not always for the better. Amid rising complexity, evolving regulation, and increasing pressure on finance functions to do more with less, many firms have responded with more layers, more bureaucracy, and more scale. But bigger hasn’t meant better. It’s too often meant diluted expertise, overworked teams, and a transactional approach that puts process before people and cost before value.

We saw a different path.

With decades of experience inside the world’s most respected institutions—including the Big 4, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and Fortune 100 finance organizations—we’ve served on both sides of the table. We’ve led global engagements, built policy from the ground up, navigated post-bankruptcy turnarounds, and stood up functions that could withstand the scrutiny of the most demanding stakeholders. But over time, we grew frustrated with a system that too often prioritized margin over mission, and volume over real impact.

So we left the machine behind to build something better.

Emerytus Advisors was founded to raise the bar—not just for the quality of work delivered to clients, but for the way professionals do that work. We believe in technical rigor, but we also believe in accountability, agility, and human judgment. We work fast, but we don’t cut corners. We simplify, but we don’t dumb things down. And above all, we show up—not just with credentials, but with sleeves rolled up and a commitment to deliver.

We built Emerytus for the client who needs more than advice—they need action. And for the professional who’s tired of bureaucracy and burnout and ready to work with purpose, ownership, and pride.

This is the model we wish we’d had. This is the firm we were waiting for. And now, we’re building it—one relationship, one outcome, and one high standard at a time.