Geoffrey B. King
Shareholder

gbk@bhkcpas.com

Mr. King has over 30 years experience in the accounting profession, and has been a shareholder in the firm since 1985.

His specific areas of expertise include:

• Financial reporting services for a wide variety of businesses including employee benefit plans. He has overall responsibility for quality control in financial reporting for the firm.
• Taxation, general business consulting with emphasis in agriculture, wholesale distribution, oil industry, employee benefit plans, non-profits, and special districts.
• Expert witness and litigation support services.

Mr. King graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from California State University Bakersfield (CSUB). He was named CSUB 2001 Alumnus of the Year.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA). He has served on the AICPA Peer Review Board, and as Chairman of the CSCPA Peer Review Committee. He is a past Chairman of the CSCPA Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards Committee, and is a past president of the Bakersfield Chapter.

Mr. King is a member of the Board of Directors of the California State University Bakersfield Foundation and currently serves as the chairman. He is a past Chairman of the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, and past member of the Finance, Investment, and Audit Committees. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of Garces Memorial High School and currently serves as a board member for the Garces Memorial High School Foundation. He also serves on the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Assistance League of Bakersfield.

He is a member of the Rotary Club of Bakersfield, and is a  past treasurer and a past member of the Board of Directors for that organization. He is a past board member of the Bakersfield Community House, and a past President of the Bakersfield Gunners Soccer Club, a youth soccer organization. He was also a Bakersfield City Council appointee to the City Center Expert Citizens Oversight Committee.

Mr. King is past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association, which is responsible for administering Kern County’s public retirement system.

He is a member of Cooks from the Valley, a volunteer group providing and performing steak barbeques for the armed services throughout the world.

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