Baker Tilly Elevates Jeff Krull to Lead Cybersecurity Services

CHICAGO (Oct. 1, 2020) – Leading advisory, tax and assurance firm Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) is pleased to announce the appointment of  Partner Jeff Krull to lead the firm’s cybersecurity services. Krull’s appointment comes after nine years of partnership at Baker Tilly, and more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, information technology, privacy, process controls and internal audit.

“Jeff has been an integral part of developing our approach to cybersecurity and privacy for the last five years,” Baker Tilly Partner and Risk Advisory Practice Leader Heather Acker said. “His leadership and strategic thinking will be critical to how we help clients proactively address growing and evolving risks in cybersecurity, information technology and privacy. With our recent announcement to expand into California through a combination with Squar Milner, we will now be able to bring these services to even more clients.”

Krull’s prior leadership roles at Baker Tilly include partner-in-charge of System and Organization Controls (SOC) examinations, IT co-sourced and outsourced internal audits, and HIPAA risk assessments. His extensive expertise includes cybersecurity, IT controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, SOC examinations, internal auditing, business process controls and specialized compliance assessments and attestations. His client base—ranging from family-owned enterprises to Fortune 500 multinational organizations—includes a variety of industries – financial institutions, healthcare, insurance, technology and service providers, government contractors and energy and utilities.

“I’m extremely proud to lead this team of professionals. With deep industry experience, we can effectively assess IT environments and ensure organizations have established systems, processes and people that can prevent, detect and respond to the evolving cyber landscape,” Krull said. “Our clients count on our pragmatic approach, focused on helping them evaluate their cybersecurity risks and controls and tapping into our practical, actionable recommendations and assurance that their controls are working.”

For more information on Baker Tilly’s cybersecurity practice, visit bakertilly.com/cybersecurity.

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