Jacob Katz

Jack retired from Grant Thornton LLP as of 7/31/16 after nearly 40 years. He currently serves on the board of directors of Jefferies Group LLC. Jack was the National Managing Partner and Global Leader of Financial Services at Grant Thornton LLP. Jack has governance and leadership experience. He was the Chairman of Grant Thornton’s partnership board in addition to being the New York Office and Northeast Region managing partner.

Jack’s experience includes banks, hedge funds, investment banks, private equity funds, regulated investment companies, insurance companies, and trading companies. In addition, he has experience with industrial and technology companies. Jack led Grant Thornton’s financial services practice for approximately 20 years and built it into a national and global practice. He served as the New York office managing partner from 2003-2013 and the Northeast region managing partner from 2010-2013. Jack served as a member of the firm’s partnership board for 13 years; holding the title of Chairman of the Board for much of that time, with his term concluding in 2012. Jack has extensive experience serving international organizations. Over the years he has been a speaker at professional forums, has been quoted in various publications, and has authored a number of articles. He has served on various committees and boards in the financial services and not-for-profit industries. Jack served for a few years on the Global Public Policy Committee (GPPC) Bank Working Group.

Jack is a member of the Economic Club of New York and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Jack has an MBA in taxation from the City University of New York and a BA in accounting from Brooklyn College.