Partner & CEO
PP&Co
Phuong Mayer is a Partner and CEO at PP&Co and has been with the firm for over 15 years. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Phuong began studying accounting while working as a software engineer and later earned her Master of Science degree in Accountancy from San Jose State University.
As a PP&Co Partner, Phuong gained extensive experience on the production side, providing tax and finance consulting services to closely held businesses, their owners, and families. As a result of her transition to CEO, her focus has shifted towards operations, with an emphasis on serving and supporting PP&Co and its amazing team.
Phuong has always been an advocate for the profession and is passionate about helping others create sustainable and fulfilling careers in public accounting. Throughout her career at PP&Co, she has served as a guide and mentor helping to expand and enhance the firm’s professional development programs. She operates with a vision towards providing opportunities to the highly engaged and talented individuals who are the firm’s professional staff, while simultaneously challenging them to reach their full potential.
With a blended background in technology and finance, Phuong understands the importance of leveraging – and leading – digital transformation, which will enable the PP&Co team to provide the most innovative and effective solutions to meet clients’ complex and ever evolving needs.
Once the ink on a private equity deal dries, accounting firms enter a new phase of their existence — one that requires fresh thinking, different reporting structures and new approaches. This session looks at how firms can balance accountability and autonomy, leverage the new resources that are available to them, develop new strategies, and turbocharge their growth with PE at their side.