Findley Gillespie is the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advisory practice leader at Baker Tilly, with more than 25 years of experience advising private and public companies through growth, liquidity, and exit strategies, including public-market and dual-track alternatives. He focuses on serving companies in the technology, communications and media, and life sciences sectors.

Gillespie advises companies on SEC reporting, public-company readiness and maturity, risk and controls, technical accounting, and digital transformation. He started and led Baker Tilly’s technical accounting practice, helping clients with initial public offering (IPO) readiness, complex accounting matters, SEC filings, and audit and accounting support. His work spans the public-company life cycle, from preparing companies to go public to maturing the finance, controls, technology, and governance capabilities needed to succeed as a public company. He regularly works with founders, executives, and board members as they consider financing and liquidity alternatives, organizational maturity, and strategic priorities.

Throughout his career, Gillespie has advised companies pursuing traditional IPOs, special purpose acquisition company transactions, and reverse mergers as well as dual-track processes resulting in acquisitions by private equity or strategic buyers. Earlier in his career, he was a Big Four auditor focused on private and public technology and healthcare companies.