MANAGING PARTNER, WRIGHT FORD YOUNG & CO
WHY: Bob Wright in 1974 founded what became known as Wright Ford Young & Co., the 17th-largest accounting firm in OC this year by local employee count.
IN THE NEWS: Myers estimates he “unofficially” became managing partner about five years ago and “I guess officially within the last year or two.”
NOTABLE: Firm grew 11% this past year to 100 employees.
QUOTABLE: “We’ve been blessed by not being plagued like other firms with high degree of turnovers,” he said. “We’ve had low employee turnover, which has resulted in low client turnover.”
