Global EBP Leader

Donna is a seasoned public accounting leader with over 30 years of experience, having built and led one of the largest EBP audit practices as a partner at Baker Tilly. She has advised Fortune 500 and mid-market firms on fiduciary compliance, SEC 11-K filings, governance, and M&A strategy. As Chair of the firm's 401K Committee, she oversaw national compliance efforts. Recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Benefit Advising, Donna now also serves on Makosi's Advisory Board, where she helps guide innovation in audit service delivery, risk, and workforce strategy.

Retired Office Managing Partner, Grant Thornton

After surviving a 30-year career in Public Accounting, Wayne has professionally pivoted to helping firms adopt, develop and execute a variable workforce strategy that is profitable, sustainable and flexible. Leveraging those 30 years of experience “on the other side of the desk”, Wayne is uniquely qualified to assisting clients in driving a high-performance culture that results in outstanding levels of client service excellence and full-time employee engagement and development.

VP Operations & Advisory, Leadership

Seth is a Chartered Accountant and former EY Audit Manager, with over four years of external and digital audit experience. With his varied industry experience gained on multinational audits in the manufacturing, real estate and technology sectors, Seth can thrive in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments, where he helps our audit teams successfully deliver on challenging and complex audits.

Senior Manager EBP COE

John is a CPA and seasoned audit leader with over 20 years of experience in financial reporting, risk management, and regulatory compliance. He's led ERISA, SEC, IFRS, and GAAP audits for major clients across public and private sectors. Known for his leadership and high standards, John helps firms raise audit accuracy, efficiency, and consistency, especially under pressure. At Makosi, he brings deep technical expertise and a relentless focus on quality to every EBP engagement.

Operations Lead

Simon is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 5 years of external audit experience. His in depth knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP is driven from his extensive audit experience in the US and European markets across a broad range of industries including, Manufacturing, retail, general and commercial. Simon’s passion for creating, driving and maintaining long lasting client and team relationships allows him to collaborate and effectively manage diverse teams allowing them to unlock their full potential.

Senior Manager EBP COE

Ajai is a certified public accountant in the USA and a former senior manager with experience at Withum and Calibre CPA Group. He specializes entirely in employee benefit plans, including audits and other client services. He has executed large, complex employee benefit plan audits and brings that extensive experience to Makosi to deliver meaningful results to its clients. Ajai's main passion is teaching and building strong relationships among teams. He is fascinated by technology and gadgets and finding faster ways to do things. He holds an accounting degree from American University in Washington, DC.