Professional Services 2024: HARVEY L. JOHNSON

Having joined accounting and consulting firm PBMares in October 2003, Johnson had nearly two decades of experience at the accounting and consulting firm when he took over the helm from co-founder Alan S. Witt in January 2021; to date, Johnson is only the second person to lead PBMares.

Before becoming CEO, Johnson served as practice leader for the firm’s financial institutions team, cyber and control risk services team and regional market partner for Hampton Roads.

Ranked the nation’s 75th largest accounting firm by Accounting Today, PBMares reported $78.3 million in 2023 revenue, showing strong growth in risk advisory and attestation services. The firm has 13 offices and employs about 400 people in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Old Dominion University, Johnson serves on boards of TowneBank’s Peninsula region board, Greater Peninsula Now, RVA757 Connects and the Hampton Roads Chamber.

In March, PBMares announced that it had established a new risk advisory consulting practice to provide a collaborative approach to risk management. The consulting practice combines stand-alone services of cybersecurity and internal controls with a new operational excellence service.