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Nicholas McClay, CPA

Office Managing Partner | Nashville

   

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Nicholas McClay, CPA

Office Managing Partner | Nashville

   

Nicholas is a partner based in Nashville with more than 18 years of experience supporting boards and executives in their strategic business initiatives as well as accounting, governance, risk management and controls, and internal and external audits. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Finance, and International Business from Millikin University and a Masters Equivalent in International Relations, with an emphasis in Marketing, Commerce, and Communications from ESGCI in Paris, France. In addition to his service expertise, Nicholas has industry experience in banking, commercial lending, mortgage banking and consumer finance, and wealth and asset management, including private equity and mutual funds. He adds value to the middle market in Nashville, capitalizing on the firm’s principles and client-centric culture. In his previous role as a market leader at a Big Four firm, Nicholas established and built a dedicated business unit for the financial services industry in Nashville. Along with his strategic initiatives, he is also active in the Nashville community as the President of the Board of Directors of the Nashville Opera and is a Mentor for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s inaugural Project Fintech cohort.

Education

Masters Equivalent in International Relations, emphasis in Marketing Commerce, and Communications from ESGCI

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Finance, and International Business from Millikin University