Whitley Penn Recognized by the University of Houston as a Cougar 100 Company

Regional Texas accounting firm Whitley Penn has been named to the University of Houston’s (UH) Cougar 100 List for a seventh year. This year, the firm ranked at #53.

The Cougar 100 award identifies, recognizes, and celebrates the world’s fastest UH Cougar-owned and Cougar-led businesses, demonstrating to all that UH alumni are among the finest commercial and industry leaders.

Whitley Penn is proud to have numerous UH alumni as employees. Among them is Jim Penn, CPA/ABV, who is one of the founders of the firm and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Houston in 1978. Through his tenure at Whitley Penn he led the firm through tremendous growth while serving in many roles including Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Partner-In-Charge of the Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Services practice before retiring at the end of 2021.

“We are honored to be named for the seventh year to the Cougar 100 alongside many other outstanding University of Houston Alumni owned and led businesses,” stated Penn. “As a UH alumnus, I am proud to represent Whitley Penn alongside many other talented professionals at the firm who are working hard to best serve our clients.”

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Cougar 100 – UH Alumni (houstonalumni.com)

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Whitley Penn has consistently been recognized as “One the Top 100 Firms in the U.S.” and “Best of the Best” by INSIDE Public Accounting and other industry publications. The firm is a member of HLB International, a global network of independent advisory and accounting firms. For more information on Whitley Penn, please visit www.whitleypenn.com.