Jeff Barbacci

Jeff Barbacci

Managing Shareholder

Thomas Howell Ferguson

Jeff Barbacci is the managing shareholder of THF, based in Tallahassee, Florida. THF is a regional firm with 5 offices in Florida, approximately $35 million in annual revenues and 175 team members. Additional offices are located in Panama City, Tampa, Lakeland and Dade City, Florida. THF has recently completed its transition from the first generation of shareholders to the next generation and currently has 14 shareholders.

Jeff is serving his 7th year in the role of managing shareholder and prior to that served as the firm’s Director of Assurance Services. He has been with THF since 1995 and has led the growth and development of the firm’s not-for-profit, local government and state government consulting industry groups. His current focus is on strategic growth of the firm, expansion of advisory services and back-office development to support future growth.

Jeff is the past Chair of the Florida Institute of CPAs and currently serves on the FICPA’s Legislative Policy Committee. He is also a past member of the AICPA Governing Council and member of the AICPA GAQC Executive Committee. Jeff is also an active leader within the Tallahassee community.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
8:55 am
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Private equity isn’t inevitable: It’s perfectly possible for accounting firms to remain proudly independent — but to do that, they need to address the many issues that PE-backed accounting firms are solving by taking on private equity money. That means new approaches to strategy, services offerings, staffing, partner retirements, raising capital, and much more.