Dom Esposito, Ex-Grant Thornton CEO, Dead at Age 74

Dom Esposito: 1947-2021
Dom Esposito: 1947-2021

A long and distinguished career at the pinnacles of the CPA profession.

By CPA Trendlines

Domenick J. Esposito, the former CEO of Grant Thornton, vice-chair of BDO, and national growth director at CohnReznick, died Sept. 22 at the age of 74, at his home in Westport, Conn.

The family said he passed peacefully in his sleep. Survivors include wife Dorothy Savino Esposito, daughter Karen, and a granddaughter. Funeral arrangements, details and tributes can be found here.

FROM COMMENTS: “A good friend and colleague who will be missed by many..”  “The kindest man I ever met…”   “Made me a better accountant…”  “Always a gentleman…”  “Great competitor and friend…”  “Truly one of the most brilliant in the profession…”   “A great visionary and leader…”

“Dom was a pillar of the CPA profession he so loved, and his work lives on in the thousands of lives he touched in a long and distinguished career,” said Rick Telberg, CEO of CPA Trendlines, which published his “8 Steps to Great: The Eight Essential Strategies Driving Success at the World’s Largest CPA Firms. And How to Apply the Lessons at Firms of All Sizes.”  See his articles for CPA Trendlines here.