John Tira

John Tira, CPA/CFF, CFE

Senior Managing Director

John Tira is a Senior Managing Director with Green Flash Forensics. He has more than 15 years of experience providing forensic accounting and dispute advisory services for law firms, companies, government organizations, and individuals facing complex accounting issues and involved in financial disputes.

John has significant experience providing financial advisory services, including matters requiring forensic accounting investigations, financial damages assessments, and analyses related to M&A post-acquisition disputes. John’s experience includes leading financial investigations related to accounting concerns, financial reporting issues, and allegations of asset misappropriation. In addition, he provides dispute advisory services for parties involved in complex litigation where accounting and financial expertise is needed.

John has been designated as an expert witness and has provided expert testimony in federal and state courts, and in arbitration proceedings. He is a proven financial advisor who can effectively assess and evaluate complex situations, provide practical recommendations and solutions, and clearly communicate the results of his work through sophisticated, yet straightforward analyses and reports.

John is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in California, Illinois, and Nevada. He also holds the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) credential from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

John currently serves on the AICPA Forensic and Valuation Conference Committee, and the Forensic Services Section Steering Committee (California Society of CPAs). He is the current Chair of the CalCPA Fraud and Forensics Conference and is a past member of the AICPA CFF Credential Committee.  And in 2022, John was awarded the Forensic Accounting Volunteer of the Year Award by the AICPA. He is also a board member (and a past president) of the Northern California chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and was a member of the White Collar Editorial Advisory Board for Law360 (2021).

Professional Credentials and affiliations

Licenses & Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant, California, Illinois, and Nevada (CPA)
  • Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

education

  • BBA in Finance & Business Economics, University of Notre Dame

  • MS in Accountancy, University of Notre Dame

Professional Affiliations

  • AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services, Certified in Financial Forensics Credential Committee (2020-2023)


  • AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services, Forensic and Valuation Conference Committee (2022-2024)


  • California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Forensic Services Section Steering Committee

  • Law360 White Collar Advisory Board (2021)

  • Turnaround Management Association, Board of Directors, Northern California Chapter