Larry Autrey Named to D CEO’s Dallas 500
Fort Worth, TX (November 19, 2024)
Larry Autrey, Whitley Penn Managing Partner & CEO, has been named to D CEO’s Dallas 500 List for 2025.
The Dallas 500 is a special edition that profiles the most influential leaders in North Texas, across a wide spectrum of industries. It’s produced by the editors of D CEO, the award-winning business title of D Magazine Partners. Unprecedented in scope, the publication represents months of research, interviews, and conversations with extensive, high-level contacts in the regional business community. Dallas 500 goes far beyond corporate bios to reveal the personal side of the leaders who drive the North Texas economy and make it such a vibrant place to work and live.
“Being recognized in the 2025 Dallas 500 alongside numerous influential North Texas leaders is truly an honor,” said Autrey. “The Dallas Fort Worth business community has flourished over the years, and as a representative of Whitley Penn, I am excited to continue contributing to its ongoing success.”
Autrey has more than 30 years of tax, advisory and business valuation experience focused on public and private clients. He has served as the CEO and Managing Partner for Whitley Penn for more than 20 years. Through his leadership, the firm has grown to near 900 employees with nine offices throughout Texas and New Mexico.
Autrey was formerly on the Cook Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees, the Texas Land Conservancy Board, a Former Board Member for the Community Enrichment Center, and was a Former Chairman for the Community Foundation of North Texas. He is the Former Chairman of the Board and Former Vice Chairman for the ACH Child & Family Services Foundation, Former National Advisory Board Member for BBVA Compass, Former Chairman of the Tarrant County United Way – Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Former Chairman of the Fort Worth Chapter Young Presidents Organization, Former Chairman of The Bridge Youth Shelter, a Former Chairman of the World President’s Organization and is a Former Board Member & Assistant Treasurer for the Child Study Center of Fort Worth among many other Board roles for non-profits in the areas of land conservation, children’s advocacy groups and the organizations supporting health and the arts to name a few.
Within the accounting profession, Autrey is the former Day Chairman for the Major Firms Group, former Global Board Member for Nexia International, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA).
Autrey earned his B.B.A in Accounting and Finance from Texas Tech University and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Data Analytics from Abilene Christian University.
About D CEO Magazine
D CEO Magazine is a DFW business magazine publication that covers stories of local business leaders as well as news and insights in the business landscape.
About Whitley Penn, LLP
Whitley Penn is a full-service public accounting firm with nine locations, and nearly 900 employees delivering tax, audit, and consulting services across a myriad of industries. The firm 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. For more information on Whitley Penn, please visit www.whitleypenn.com.
Fort Worth, TX (November 19, 2024)
Larry Autrey, Whitley Penn Managing Partner & CEO, has been named to D CEO’s Dallas 500 List for 2025.
The Dallas 500 is a special edition that profiles the most influential leaders in North Texas, across a wide spectrum of industries. It’s produced by the editors of D CEO, the award-winning business title of D Magazine Partners. Unprecedented in scope, the publication represents months of research, interviews, and conversations with extensive, high-level contacts in the regional business community. Dallas 500 goes far beyond corporate bios to reveal the personal side of the leaders who drive the North Texas economy and make it such a vibrant place to work and live.
“Being recognized in the 2025 Dallas 500 alongside numerous influential North Texas leaders is truly an honor,” said Autrey. “The Dallas Fort Worth business community has flourished over the years, and as a representative of Whitley Penn, I am excited to continue contributing to its ongoing success.”
Autrey has more than 30 years of tax, advisory and business valuation experience focused on public and private clients. He has served as the CEO and Managing Partner for Whitley Penn for more than 20 years. Through his leadership, the firm has grown to near 900 employees with nine offices throughout Texas and New Mexico.
Autrey was formerly on the Cook Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees, the Texas Land Conservancy Board, a Former Board Member for the Community Enrichment Center, and was a Former Chairman for the Community Foundation of North Texas. He is the Former Chairman of the Board and Former Vice Chairman for the ACH Child & Family Services Foundation, Former National Advisory Board Member for BBVA Compass, Former Chairman of the Tarrant County United Way – Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Former Chairman of the Fort Worth Chapter Young Presidents Organization, Former Chairman of The Bridge Youth Shelter, a Former Chairman of the World President’s Organization and is a Former Board Member & Assistant Treasurer for the Child Study Center of Fort Worth among many other Board roles for non-profits in the areas of land conservation, children’s advocacy groups and the organizations supporting health and the arts to name a few.
Within the accounting profession, Autrey is the former Day Chairman for the Major Firms Group, former Global Board Member for Nexia International, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA).
Autrey earned his B.B.A in Accounting and Finance from Texas Tech University and an M.B.A. with a concentration in Data Analytics from Abilene Christian University.
About D CEO Magazine
D CEO Magazine is a DFW business magazine publication that covers stories of local business leaders as well as news and insights in the business landscape.
About Whitley Penn, LLP
Whitley Penn is a full-service public accounting firm with nine locations, and nearly 900 employees delivering tax, audit, and consulting services across a myriad of industries. The firm 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. For more information on Whitley Penn, please visit www.whitleypenn.com.
