008 Robert T. O’Brien, Vice Chairman, Deloitte

Deloitte, one of the ‘big four’ accounting firms in the world is a vast international network that provides ‘audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax, and related services to select clients.’  The firm was founded in 1845, in London, so you know that they must be good, and today they employ nearly a quarter of a million people worldwide.  They are the 6^th largest privately owned organization operating in the United States, and in 2016 the company earned nearly 37 billion US dollar in revenues.  Deloitte employs over 250,000 people.  Mr. O’Brien is Vice Chairman and partner of Deloitte, and heads up their Global and US real estate practice.