David Almonte CPA, CGMA

David Almonte, is an audit manager with the 6th largest public accounting firm in the country, Grant Thornton LLP. David specializes in commercial/manufacturing and not-for-profit financial statement audits as well as employee benefit plan audits. David is extremely involved in the accounting profession and in giving back to the next generation. Nationally, David is a member of the AICPA’s Financial Literacy Commission where he recently took part in a national media tour helping to spread financial literacy to over 12 million Americans nationwide. David is a 2015-2016 AICPA Legacy Scholar Coach, recent 2014 graduate of the AICPA Leadership Academy and a recent judge in the National AICPA Accounting Competition. Locally, David is the chair of the RISCPA’s Accounting and Attestation (A&A) committee and a recent graduate of the 2015 RI State Police Citizen’s Academy. David received a B.S. in Business Administration from Bryant University and an Associates’ Degree in accounting from the Community College of Rhode Island.