NoVa Forvis partner elected to nonprofit board

Rob Hartnett, a partner at the Tysons location of accountancy firm Forvis, has been elected to the Hedge Fund Association’s board of directors.

Hartnett is a tax partner with Forvis’ asset management practice. The nonprofit Hedge Fund Association lobbies to advance transparency, development and trust in investments including hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, real estate and wealth management firms, institutional investors, family offices and service providers, according to a news release. Board members are industry executives who serve up to two three-year terms.

“I am honored to have been elected to the HFA global board of directors, and I am looking forward to working with the rest of the board and this great organization in the years ahead,” Hartnett said in a statement. “This appointment provides an opportunity for Forvis to have a prominent voice among the industry’s most passionate advocates and experts.”

Hartnett has more than 25 years of experience. He joined Forvis in June 2022 after serving as chief financial officer of Rocky Mountain Private Wealth Management from April 2020 to March 2022, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Forvis is a top 10 accounting firm formed by the 2022 merger of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP and Springfield, Missouri-based BKD CPAs & Advisors.