Ralph Bazilio, CPA, CGFM is a Partner of TCBA Watson Rice LLP and the President and Chief Operating Officer of Thompson, Cobb, Bazilio & Associates, P.C. (TCBA). He has assisted in expanding TCBA’s core audit and accounting services to include management and IT consulting. Through his vision and leadership, TCBA has grown to be among the top minority-owned accounting firms in the nation.

Mr. Bazilio graduated summa cum laude from the University of the District of Columbia. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1979, and is now licensed in the District of Columbia and the States of Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. He is also a Certified Government Financial Manager.

Mr. Bazilio is a leader in his profession, and a mentor to those entering the field of accounting. For two years, he served on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Council, the unit within the 350,000-member organization that sets policy and direction for the profession. He also served for six years as a member of the board of the Greater Washington Society of CPAs, and was its president in 2000. He is also an active participant in the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), and has been a leader in the movement to encourage more African-Americans to become certified public accountants. He received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2005 from NABA’s Division of Firms.

Mr. Bazilio is an active participant in the business and political communities of Prince George County, Maryland, and is a past Chairman of their Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 900 businesses in the County.