Kaiser Consulting Founder and CEO Lori Kaiser Joins Columbus Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

POWELL, Ohio - June 3, 2019 - PRLog -- The Columbus Chamber of Commerce announced Lori Kaiser, CPA, CGMA, Founder and CEO of Kaiser Consulting, LLC, has been appointed to its Board of Directors effective April 4, 2019. She also serves as Chair of the Chamber's Small Business Council.

"We are proud to serve our Columbus business community at the Chamber. Our board of directors play a large role in providing insight, guidance and direction on concepts that accelerate not only our organization, but member organizations as well," said Don DePerro, Columbus Chamber president and CEO.

"I am honored to serve on the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors," said Kaiser. "The Chamber is an integral part of helping the Columbus Region grow and prosper. I look forward to listening to the views expressed by members of the Central Ohio business community and providing feedback, input, and advice to the Columbus Chamber as we work together to achieve the Chamber's goals."

Kaiser is an accomplished entrepreneur and finance executive who has successfully grown the company she founded as a sole proprietor in 1992 into an award-winning, multimillion-dollar accounting and information technology consulting firm. She serves as the firm's principled leader overseeing its 75+ employees, including six shareholders, and is the visionary behind the company's innovative part-time, flexible staffing business model.

Kaiser Consulting recruits highly experienced, well-educated business professionals who work less than 40-hours per week on a flexible schedule, providing employees healthy work-life balance and clients flexible staffing alternatives.

Awarded the prestigious 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, Kaiser Consulting has been recognized as a 2016 Progressive Organization by Smart Business Magazine and named a Central Ohio "Best Places to Work" by Columbus Business First three times, most recently earning the #1 spot in the 2018 medium-sized category.

Prior to founding her firm, Kaiser worked for seven years with Big-Four global professional services firm KPMG. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy, cum laude, from Miami University's Farmer School of Business and a Master of Business Administration Degree with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Kaiser serves as an Independent Trustee and Audit Committee Chair for the Capitol Series Trust. She is on the Board of Directors of The Ohio Society of CPAs, The Women's Fund of Central Ohio, and the Advisory Boards of the Center for Business Leadership and the Accountancy Advisory Group at Miami University. Kaiser is also a student advisor at Otterbein University and a Senior Lecturer in the Fisher College of Business MBA Program at The Ohio State University.

In addition to Kaiser, Elizabeth Blount McCormick of UNIGLOBE Travel Designers, Terri Meldrum of OhioHealth, and Michael Wilkins of Mount Carmel Health System are newly appointed members of the Columbus Chamber's Board of Directors.

About Kaiser Consulting
Kaiser Consulting offers a full suite of accounting, finance, and information technology solutions and industry-specific expertise to help organizations navigate the complexities of growth and change. Our services include US-SOX/J-SOX and regulatory compliance audits, outsourced and interim accounting, internal control assessments, process improvement solutions, and controller and business analyst functions. A trusted advisor for 27+ years, we provide solutions to enterprises ranging from small privately held businesses to multinational Fortune 500 companies, as well as fast-growing startups and nonprofit organizations. Our 75+ experienced professionals serve clients throughout Ohio from our Columbus headquarters. Kaiser Consulting is currently the 7th largest accounting firm in Central Ohio according to research conducted by Columbus CEO Magazine. To learn more, please visit https://kaiserconsulting.com.

About the Columbus Chamber of Commerce
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce has a simple, yet bold mission: to help the Columbus Region grow and thrive. The Chamber acts as the voice of the business community through distinct pillars of service, programming and dialogue. To learn more, please visit https://columbus.org.