Maria Karalis

Experience

1. Assurance Market Managing Partner-new England

   BDO USA

   Jan 1994 — Present · Stamford, CT, US

   I am the Market Managing Partner for assurance services in BDO\'s New England market, with offices in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Overseeing a talented team of nearly 200 professionals, I am responsible for guiding our industry focused, targeted growth and people strategies in the market. BDO is the fifth largest accounting and consulting firm worldwide serving public and private clients in various industries with a particular focus in the New England market in asset management, consumer products, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing and distribution, not-for-profit, professional services, real estate, and technology.I began my career with BDO in 1994, providing audit and business advisory services to domestic and multinational private and publicly held companies that operate in a variety of industries, including consumer products, life sciences, professional services, technology, and manufacturing & distribution. During my tenure at BDO, I have been involved with companies undergoing initial public offerings and private placements as well as domestic and international mergers and acquisitions. I was admitted into the partnership in 2001. I currently also serve as the firm’s Country Coordinator for Cyprus, Greece and the United Kingdom. I served on the Board of Directors of BDO from November 2018 through June 2025. Industry and Community Organization Affiliations:American Institute of Certified Public AccountantsNew York State Society of Certified Public AccountantsFriends of Karen Women in Bio

Education

• New York University

  BS, Accounting & Finance

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Ifrs
• Due Diligence
• Financial Analysis
• Internal Audit
• Cpa
• Mergers
• Sec Filings
• Us Gaap
• Auditing
• Financial Audits
• Internal Controls
• Financial Reporting
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Financial Accounting
• Corporate Tax
• Mergers
• Assurance
• Risk Management
• Gaap