Carol is the Managing Partner of BPM's North Bay Practice. In addition, Carol is the Consumer Products and Wine Industry Leader for BPM. She spends 90% of her time serving clients, including wine, food and craft beverage industry related companies.

Carol brings more than 25 years of experience delivering services to a wide spectrum of industries, including agricultural, wine and vineyard land, manufacturing and consumer products. Prior to joining BPM, Carol spent 18 years, seven as a partner, with KPMG in San Francisco and London. Her responsibilities included overseeing services to Wells Fargo & Co.

Carol O'Hara holds an active CPA license in California.

Interesting Tidbit

Since 1998, Carol and her family have lived on a 2-acre hobby farm in Sebastopol that includes a small Pinot Noir vineyard and are active in sustainable and local food movements.

• Board Member – Santa Rosa Symphony
• Board Member – SSU Wine Business Institute
• Board Member – North Bay Food Industry Group (FIG)
• North Bay Advisory Board Member- Bay Area Make-a-Wish Foundation
• Past Board Member – North Bay Leadership Council
• Past Board Member / Executive Committee – Wineseum (California Wine Museum)
• Member – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Member – California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA)

• 2013 North Bay Leadership Council Spirit of Sonoma Award
• 2011 North Bay Business Journal Women in Business

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Graduate of Leadership San Francisco (1995)
• ISEAD, KPMG International Management Program, Fountainbleau, France