Megan Roberts

I'm the Chief Operating Officer at HD Growth Partners, a PE-backed CPA and business advisory firm where I've helped grow the team from 60 to more than 90 people and revenue from $6M to $15M — through acquisitions, a firm-wide technology overhaul, and the kind of culture work that doesn't show up on a balance sheet but determines whether everything else works.

My background is unusual for this industry. I have a BFA in Playwriting from Ohio University and an MS in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Change Management from Norwich University. Before HD, I spent nine years as Operations Director at a wealth management firm, where I managed operations across six locations and represented the sole female voice in firm management throughout my tenure. I was the first person to cross from a client-facing role into firm leadership — a pathway that didn't exist until I walked it.

That combination — the storytelling instinct, the systems thinking, and a career spent being the outsider who has to earn the room — turns out to be exactly what professional services firms in transition need. I don't come from the technical side of any industry I've led. I come from the change side.

At HDGP, I led the Karbon implementation that won the 2023 Karbon Excellence Award for Breakthrough Firm of the Year and saved 5,800+ logged working hours annually. Our firm has since been recognized for Culture & Balance, named a Best Firm for Women multiple consecutive years, and earned a client NPS of +61.

I speak and write about what I've learned — not the polished version, the real one.