Gretchen Whalen

Overview

Gretchen is the Managing Principal of CLA’s Greater Tampa Bay offices. She is responsible for overseeing CLA’s presence in the Tampa Bay area and its 250 individuals who are based in the Tampa or Lakeland locations. 

Gretchen’s practice area is multistate income/franchise and sales/use tax consulting for a diverse client base. Gretchen has spent significant time working with companies as they integrate newly acquired businesses into their structure and undertake domestic and international restructuring. Gretchen joined CliftonLarsonAllen in 2016. Prior to joining the Firm, she spent 13 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Tampa, Florida and Detroit, Michigan.

 

Education

  • Masters of Science in Accounting from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
  • Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Certified Public Accountant in the states of Florida and Michigan

In the community

  • Board Treasurer, Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School 
  • Board Treasurer, Releasing the Storehouse
  • Policy Council Member, Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce
  • Florida Institute of CPAs
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants