Based in Lexington, Ky., Dean Dorton is one of the 10 largest CPA firms in the Southeast and one of the 100 largest in the U.S. In its latest fiscal year, Dean Dorton booked more than $63 million in revenues, a whopping 29 percent increase versus the previous year. Recently, Dean Dorton acquired SDN Computer Consultants, a technology solutions provider based in Jacksonville, Fla., and merged with VonLehman CPA, an Indianapolis-based accounting firm.

Today, Dean Dorton’s more than 400 employees provide accounting, audit and assurance, consulting and advisory, family office, technology, tax, and wealth management services to clients in numerous industries, including construction, distilleries and craft breweries, energy and natural resources, equine, healthcare, higher education, manufacturing and distribution, nonprofit and governme...