Bob is a Partner with Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner and specializes in supervision of audit, review, and tax services for major closely-held corporations and high net-worth individuals in the Western New York area. His clients include businesses in the manufacturing, not-for-profit, HUD, bankruptcy, retail, food, real estate, and distribution industries. He also works in our litigation support practices, focusing on forensic accounting & auditing services.
He is one of the co-founders of Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner and was previously associated with the Buffalo office of a Big Four accounting firm where he was an Audit Partner in the Buffalo practice, a teacher at Firm National Training, and also served as Human Resources Partner and Professional Training Coordinator.
Bob's professional and community affiliations include membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Niagara Falls Boys & Girls Club, member of the Board of Trustees and Treasurer of St. Mary's Hospital, member of Board of Directors for the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association and a member of First Niagara Bank WNY Board of Advisors.
Bob holds a BS in Accounting from Niagara University, 1977.