KLR Leadership

John S. Renza, Jr., CPA, MBA
Managing Director
jrenza@kahnlitwin.com

Mr. Renza received his B.S., magna cum laude, in Business Administration at Bryant University in 1970 and was a member of the Delta Mu Delta honor society. He also graduated from Providence College with a Masters of Business Administration in 1979.

He began his career in public accounting in 1970 with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., before establishing his own practice in 1975. Mr. Renza then joined Larry Kahn and Alan Litwin in practice in January 1999. In addition, Mr. Renza is a Professor of Accounting at the Community College of Rhode Island. He provides several of the firm's larger clients with such advisory services as tax planning, healthcare consulting, business valuations, investment strategies and venture capital and mezzanine financing. Mr. Renza has also served as an expert witness on several financial issues in both Federal and State courts.

Mr. Renza's professional affiliations include membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He was a recipient of the Institute's 1995 Public Service Award. Mr. Renza is also a member of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants, where he has served as the Director of the Society, Chairperson of the Public Information Committee and Chairperson of the Legislative Committee. In addition, Mr. Renza is a member of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy - Continuing Education Advisory Board, the Institute of Business Appraisers, the Estate Planning Council of RI and is a former member of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

In the area of civic activity, Mr. Renza is actively involved. He served as the President of the University Club. For Bryant University, he serves as Honorary Trustee of Bryant University Board of Trustees and also serves the school as a member of their Accounting Advisory Council. He is a past member of the Bryant University Honorary Degree Committee, past chairperson of the Bryant University Board of Trustees - Finance Committee, past co-chairperson for the Bryant College Presidential Search Committee and past president and treasurer of the Bryant University Alumni Association. For Moses Brown School, Mr. Renza served as a member of the Investment Committee and is the former treasurer of Moses Brown School, former chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee, former Trustee of Moses Brown School Board of Overseers, and past treasurer of the Moses Brown Parents' Association. Mr. Renza served as the treasurer of the Committee to Re-elect United States Senator John Chafee, Chair of the Board of the RIPBS Foundation and he is a Governor of RI Hospital, a member of the Rhode Island Commodores and a Trustee of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce. He is a mentor for Year-up and the Chair of the Capital Campaign at the Community College of Rhode Island. He served as a member of the Medical School Parents Council at Brown University and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. Mr. Renza is the past Director and Treasurer of the Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce, a former Commissioner of the Cranston Housing Authority, the former Chairperson of the Board of the Rhode Island Telecommunications Authority and served as National Chairperson of the Bryant Fund in 1985.

A Cranston native, Mr. Renza currently resides in Hope, Rhode Island with his wife, Marianne. They have two sons, John and Gregory.