James Rickard

James Rickard, CPA, CGMA, currently serves as a Principal at WithumSmith+Brown, a full-service accounting and consulting firm, since January 2016. In addition, Rickard has been a Board Member and Treasurer for the NAIOP Central Florida Chapter since June 2018 and served as the Chapter President for the Pajama Program from June 2011 until December 2023. Prior to their current roles, Rickard was a Principal at Averett Warmus Durkee, the largest locally-owned accounting firm in Central Florida, from September 1996 to December 2015, and worked as an Internal Auditor at Harris Corporation from January 1994 to September 1996. Rickard earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Accounting from Florida State University’s College of Business, completing the degree in 1989.