Satpal Nagpal, CPA, is GHJ’s Audit and Assurance Practice leader and has more than 20 years of public accounting experience providing audit, accounting and general business consulting services. His industry experience includes nonprofit organizations and closely held entities operating in a wide variety of industries including waste management and recycling, distribution, real estate and home building, e-commerce and entertainment. Satpal is an integral part of GHJ’s Waste Management Group and Nonprofit Practice.
Since joining GHJ in 2003, Satpal has led the implementation of a number of new technologies in recent years that have helped GHJ’s Audit and Assurance Practice become more efficient and effective. Satpal represents a succession strategy, change management and a different way of thinking, which as a firm, GHJ understands is crucial for succeeding as a business. He champions GHJ’s commitment to the nonprofit sector and to building a next-generation firm.
Additionally, Satpal is passionate about the education sector and serves on the board of Synergy Academies. Satpal has lectured at the Hebrew Union College and at the Riordan Volunteer Leadership Development Program on a nonprofit financial management course and has participated at the round table conference for guiding USC Masters of Accounting and Taxation students in making career decisions.
Additionally, in 2020, Satpal was named a “Top 40 in 40s” and a “Most Influential Minority CPA” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Satpal graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Mumbai, India. Satpal also has two graduate degrees: a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters of Commerce from the University of Mumbai, India. He is a member of the California Society of CPAs and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Satpal resides in El Segundo with his wife and two sons. He is a keen follower of cricket and tennis. He also enjoys traveling and listening to Bollywood music.
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