Westman & Associates Consulting, LLC Information

Westman & Associates Consulting, LLC (W&A) is focused on serving associations, foundations, certification entities, and other non-profit organizations. The firm is led by David Westman, MBA, CAE, CPA, who has 25 years of experience as a non-profit industry consultant and association CEO. David has over 10 years of experience serving as an association CEO. This includes leadership of two international professional societies, which both experienced significant growth and operational improvements during his tenure. He has also served through W&A as Interim CEO with the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the Water Quality Association. Prior to his leadership of professional societies, David served for 15 years in leadership capacities at two large national accounting firms – KPMG and McGladrey. At McGladrey he led the Chicago-land’s Strategy & Human Capital Consulting practice and served as Performance & Compensation Consulting Practice Champion for the firm. In his various capacities, he doubled the size of his assigned business unit, personally sold and subsequently managed over 100 consulting engagements, wrote numerous articles on governance and performance improvement topics, and served as a speaker at meetings of various associations and societies. David received his undergraduate degree from Augustana College (Illinois), where he was a triple major and class valedictorian. He subsequently earned his MBA from the University of Chicago. He is both a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Association Executive (CAE). He has published numerous articles on performance improvement topics and has served as a speaker at the annual meetings of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Association Forum of Chicagoland, and other organizations. The ASAE published a book written by David in March, 2016 titled “Board and CEO Roles for Association Goals”. The book addresses best leadership practices in associations.