Professional Services 2024: THOMAS L. MILBURN

Last October, Milburn was tapped as the new CEO for YHB, the accounting services firm where he began his career in 1997. Each YHB CEO serves a five-year term, and Milburn succeeds C. Scott Moulden, under whose leadership the firm acquired five accounting firms and grew to 300-plus employees, expanding into Maryland and developing its C-suite. With revenue of $61 million and 299 employees, YHB made Accounting Today’s list of the nation’s largest accounting firms in 2024, ranking No. 96.

Milburn leads YHB’s financial institutions team and is a former Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants board member. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Tech and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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