Managing Principal of Office – Southeast Wisconsin
CLA | Wauwatosa
Brad Baumann leads a team of 300 as the managing principal of CLA’s southeast Wisconsin office. Baumann has more than 23 years of experience in the professional services industry and previously led various aspects of CLA’s service lines, industries and office. He is the past board chair of the Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corp. and serves on the Waukesha County Business Alliance’s economic development committee.
Education: Bachelor’s, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
What would you do if you could choose another career: “I always wanted to be a chef. I love the idea of being able to create great food from scratch.”
The future of your industry: “The accounting and professional services industry is even more important to our clients today than it has ever been. Between the advancement of AI, digital technologies and demands from our clients to bring more value to them, our capabilities and our industry will continue to rapidly evolve. At CLA, we envision eliminating data entry and leveraging our client data to provide more insight into their businesses.”
If you could time travel: “I would travel back to Los Altos, California, 1976. I would love to be sitting in Steve Jobs’ garage listening to the creation of Apple.”
Favorite Wisconsin destination: “Twin B Dairy Farms in Marathon (family farm).”
