Leadership

As Managing Partner, Larry Autrey oversees the growth and development of Whitley Penn. He also serves as the North American Regional Chair and Global Board Member for Nexia International, the global accounting network for which Whitley Penn is a member.

Under Larry’s supervision, Whitley Penn has continued to experience double digit organic growth rate by maintaining the entrepreneurial spirit on which the firm was founded.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)

• Cook Children’s Hospital – Board of Trustees
• Texas Land Conservancy – Board Member
• Community Enrichment Center – Board Member
• Community Foundation of North Texas – Former Board Member
• ACH Child & Family Services Foundation – Former Chairman of the Board
• ACH Child & Family Services – Former Vice Chairman of the Board
• BBVA Compass – Former National Advisory Board Member
• Tarrant County United Way – Alexis de Tocqueville Society – Former Chairman
• Fort Worth Chapter Young Presidents Organization – Former Chairman
• The Bridge Youth Shelter – Former Chairman
• Child Study Center of Fort Worth – Former Board Member & Assistant Treasurer

• BBA in Accounting – Texas Tech University
• BBA in Finance – Texas Tech University
• MBA in Data Analytics – Abilene Christian University

• Whitley Penn (1995-Present)
• • Managing Partner (2000-Present)
  • Tax and Consulting Partner (1997-Present)
  • Senior Manager, Marketing and Client Development (1995-1997
• Ernst & Whinney/Ernst & Young (1984-1994)
• • Tax Consulting and Compliance Department (1984-1993)
  • Senior Manager in Charge – National Entrepreneurial Services Practice for North America (1992-1994)

• Authored and presented “Benchmarking for Profit” and “Benchmarking in Recessionary Times”
• Authored and presented “Growing a Professional Service Firm from $3 to $30 Million! What I Learned”
• Valuation of Businesses and Professional Practices – AICPA
• Tax Strategies for High Income Individuals
• An Engagement Approach to Research, Evaluating and Understanding the Company – AICPA
• Business Valuation Methods – AICPA
• National Business Valuation Training – AICPA

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