Partners, principals and associates

Greg Foster Atlanta

235 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Tel:

404.502.0593


Email: greg.foster@wipfli.com

Greg Foster, CPA

Southeast Market Leader

Greg Foster is a partner with over 35 years of practice in public accounting. His experience includes providing insurance, banking, credit union and securities clients with various services including financial statement audits, public and private securities registrations and mergers and acquisitions. As the leader of Wipfli’s Insurance Industry, Greg oversees a variety of services to insurance companies including traditional insurers and reinsurers as well as captives, risk retention groups, reinsurance pools and similar arrangements.

Prior to joining Wipfli, Greg led PKM’s audit practice for three years, devoting significant time to overseeing the budgeting, forecasting, revenue growth and operations of the department. He also led the firm’s internal leadership development and coaching program known as “PEAK.”

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant

Past experience

  • Eight years with an international accounting firm prior to joining Porter Keadle Moore in 1993, which then joined Wipfli LLP in October 2019

Professional memberships and activities

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) – Member
  • Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA) – Member 
  • The Gideons International, Gwinnett Central Camp – Treasurer 
  • Insurance Accounting and Systems Association (IASA) – President of the IASA Georgia chapter 
  • Lawrenceville First United Methodist Church – Teacher
  • Boy Scouts of America – Volunteer

Areas of Focus

  • Accounting consulting
  • Financial statement auditing
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Financial services - insurance and community banking

Education

University of Georgia
  • Bachelor of business administration degree with an emphasis in accounting – Graduated summa cum laude