Inside Beecher Carlson - Leadership
Bret Quigley
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Bret is responsible for the Company’s financial operations, business analysis, financial and operational planning and financial reporting. He also oversees the Company’s technology group and helps lead merger and acquisition efforts.Bret has an extensive and diversified financial, operating and management background. Prior to joining Beecher Carlson, he was a Partner with Atlanta Equity Investors, a private equity firm based in Atlanta. Before that, he started and managed a consulting practice focused on financial services companies. Previously, he spent five years at Hobbs Group as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. At Hobbs Group, he worked closely with Tom Golub to help triple the size of the firm before selling to HRH. Before joining Hobbs Group, Bret spent ten years in investment banking. He began his career as a Certified Public Accountant with Price Waterhouse.
Bret graduated number one in his class from both the MBA program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the University of Virginia, where he earned his BS in Commerce. He is a CPA and a member of the board of directors of HMSC Holdings Corp. (d/b/a Swett & Crawford), where he serves as Audit Committee Chairman.