{"id":3140,"date":"2018-09-19T07:19:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T06:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hlb.global\/?post_type=employee&p=3140"},"modified":"2025-06-13T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:40:36","slug":"jim-bourke","status":"publish","type":"employee","link":"https:\/\/www.hlb.global\/employee\/jim-bourke\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Bourke"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Bourke<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Global Technology & Advisory Services Leader<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

About Jim Bourke<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim is HLB\u2019s\u00a0Global Technology Advisory Services Leader<\/span> and has over 30 years of experience in the sector. He frequently meets with our regional technology leaders around the globe to share best practices and to help insure consistency in technology advisory offerings by our member firms.<\/p>\n

Jim is also a Partner, Member of the Board of Directors and Management Committee at Withum, is Director of Firm Technology and Managing Director of Advisory Services. He leads the cloud solutions, business advisory, cyber, data analytics, info-security and transactional services initiatives for the firm.<\/p>\n

Jim is a frequent speaker around the globe for HLB and many Accounting Societies and International Accounting and Trade Associations, the AICPA, Industry Technology Organizations, Incubators, Accelerators and others on topics specifically related to various accounting, technology, practice management and advisory services topics.<\/p>\n

Jim has been continually named by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Accounting Today<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>as one of the Top 100 Most Influential people in the Accounting profession and has been named by The CPA Technology Advisor as a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Top Thought Leader in Public Accounting Technology<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>year after year.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Digital Solutions<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kean University, BS, Accounting<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Member of the board of directors, New Jersey Technology Council<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Former President of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Global Leader - Network Capabilities<\/p><\/header>\r\n

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Global Accounting & Compliance Services Leader<\/p><\/header>\r\n

Laurent is HLB's Global Accounting & Compliance Services Leader. He has decades of experience in helping international clients grow across borders.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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HLB Cybersecurity Report 2020<\/a><\/h2><\/header>\r\n

In 2020, remote working became the new normal for organisation across the globe. With this rapid trend, IT professionals and CIOs have to navigate a new cyber-risk landscape. Explore HLB...<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Post-pandemic readiness: Five strategic priorities to succeed in the new world<\/a><\/h2><\/header>\r\n

In this HLB report, we identify the five strategic priorities business leaders must focus on to succeed in the post-pandemic world.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Tapping into the cloud allows sole practitioners to utilise the same platforms and applications as the largest firms in the world.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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