Todd Shapiro, longtime president and CEO of the Illinois CPA Society, said Wednesday he intends to retire in February 2023.
The Illinois CPA Society has formed a search committee made up of seven current and former board members and chairpersons to oversee the process of finding a successor, with help from the executive search firm Koya Partners. Shapiro joined ICPAS in 1998 and served as CFO for 14 years before he was named president and CEO in 2013. He’s also president and CEO of CPAs for the Public Interest and ex-officio board member of the society’s charitable partner, the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois.
An Illinois native, Shapiro grew up in Kankakee and currently lives in La Grange Park. During his time as ICPAS president and CEO, he’s been a national thought leader in the accounting profession and has served on various boards, committees and task forces, including the AICPA National Commission on Diversity, the AICPA/NASBA CPA Evolution Working Group, the AICPA Peer Review Board, the AICPA Future of Learning Task Force, the Accountancy Advisory Board for the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, and others. Before joining ICPAS, Shapiro worked as director of finance for Unilever, as well as Continental Bank, Helene Curtis, Quaker Oats and Zenith Electronics.
He’s been named to Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list for the past seven years; our editors noted, “Shapiro has a keen eye for the issues that matter most to the profession, and a passion for engaging with them.”
“It’s been an honor serving as president and CEO of the Illinois CPA Society,” Shapiro said in a statement. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with and strengthening the society’s relationships with our volunteer leaders, members, firms, and companies across the state. Our mission is to enhance the value of the CPA profession, and I firmly believe that our efforts to objectively explore, discuss, and bring solutions to the challenges and issues impacting the accounting profession are fulfilling that mission. I couldn’t be prouder of our position as a national thought leader.”
ICPAS expects to name a successor to Shapiro by the end of this year. Those who are interested in the position, or in nominating a leader for the role, can email
