Jim Maurer is an assurance partner in CohnReznick’s Manufacturing and Distribution practice. Based in the Chicago area, he has extensive experience in industrial manufacturing, consumer products, wholesale distribution, and transportation and logistics. For more than three decades, Jim has worked with entrepreneurial, high growth companies in manufacturing, distribution and retail, advising both public and private companies in key areas such as strategic planning, due diligence, and process improvement. With a focus on companies with global operations, he is skilled at managing complex, multinational issues.

Prior to joining CohnReznick, Jim was the Chicago Office Consumer and Industrial Products Industry Leader and Global Leader of Consumer and Industrial Products for a major advisory, assurance, and tax firm. While there, he led multiple client engagements and was responsible for developing a global strategy for the practice that drove market share throughout his industry groups.