Gregory L. LaFollette, CPA.CITP, CGMA

Greg LaFollette is a consultant, speaker, and an acknowledged expert in the area of technology and accounting and was an early adopter of Webcasting and Podcasting, and the founder (in 2004) of The Tech Gap, the first blog dedicated specifically to area of tax and technology. His interdisciplinary career path has allowed Greg to bring a 360 perspective to many of the issues of public accountancy. In 2011 he was named to the CPA Practice Advisor's "Hall of Fame". Greg began his career in Sioux Falls, SD after completing his professional accountancy training at Augustana College. In 1998, Greg left public practice and Sioux Falls in order to join Thompson Reuters as Vice President of Product Strategy. In 2004, Greg left Thompson Reuters to become Executive Editor of the CPA Technology Advisor. Greg's tenure at the CPA Technology Advisor (now known as the CPA Practice Advisor) lasted until 2010 when accepted a position as VP Product Strategy with CPA2Biz (now know as CPA.com), a subsidiary of the AICPA. Although Greg retired from that position in January 2014, he maintains an ongoing relationship with CPA.com in an advisory capacity. Greg continues to travel for consulting and public speaking purposes, giving keynotes for state and national CPA conferences throughout the United States. He is currently a member of the Subject Matter Panel on Technology for the Journal of Accountancy, and serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Ethics for the city of Sioux Falls where he resides. When he is not on a plane to somewhere, Greg enjoys volunteering as a high school Oral Interp coach, spending time with his family, exercising, and serving on the Boards of Directors of local theatre and social service agencies.