Rohit Elhance

Executive summary

Rohit Elhance is the partner-in-charge of Grant Thornton’s SEC Regulatory Matters group. He has nearly 25 years of international experience serving large multinational and entrepreneurial companies in the areas of audit, risk advisory and transaction services. He also has significant capital markets experience and has worked on several IPOs, secondary and follow-on offerings, private placements and audits of public companies.

As a partner in the firm’s Audit Quality and Risk practice, Elhance serves as a national resource offering his extensive knowledge to Grant Thornton’s professionals and clients on complex SEC reporting and compliance matters across several industries. Additionally, he represents Grant Thornton on several Center for Audit Quality task forces and he oversees the cross-border filing review function for the firm. Elhance has also led the development of several thought leadership publications and he has facilitated training sessions focused on audit, accounting and SEC reporting matters in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Elhance has also worked with Grant Thornton’s member firm in India (on secondment), where he was the national leader for SEC and U.S. GAAP matters and the Practice leader for Grant Thornton India’s Pune office.

Professional qualifications and memberships

• CPA – Virginia, District of Columbia, California
• AICPA
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
• Certification in IFRS, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Education

• Bachelor's of Commerce, Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, India