Chris Leja

Chris Leja is a Senior Manager in State and Local Tax at BDO USA, a position held since 2024. They began their career at BDO in 2017 as an associate and have progressed through various roles including Senior and Manager within the same department. Prior to that, Chris gained valuable experience through two SALT internships at BDO and a graduate assistantship in CSE 101 at Michigan State University, which commenced in the summer of 2016. Chris earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Michigan State University in 2016 and completed a Master's degree in Accounting from the same institution later that year.