NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 1, 2026.
PwC has added six new partners in its Nashville office, increasing its local partner group by 25% as Middle Tennessee companies and investors step up deal activity and transformation programs.

The appointments reflect PwC’s continued investment in its Nashville practice, adding leaders in data risk and privacy, cost management, Enterprise Resource Planning modernization, and private-company tax and assurance. These skills are increasingly important for companies across key Middle Tennessee industries, including healthcare, financial services, technology, industrial products, and consumer markets, as they scale, pursue transactions, and modernize core operations.

“In Nashville, growth is increasingly coming with a mandate to transform,” said Kelly King, Office Managing Partner for PwC Nashville. “Organizations and investors across industries are growing and pursuing transactions, but they are also focused on execution. They are modernizing core systems, strengthening data and privacy
practices, and reshaping operating models to manage cost and drive performance. That is driving sustained demand for transformation support.”

Nashville remains one of the country’s leading healthcare hubs, with ongoing activity in mergers and acquisitions, private investment, and operational improvement. At the same time, the region’s growth in financial services, technology, industrial products, and consumer markets is also fueling demand for modernization and operating model changes. This includes data, automation, AI, and stronger risk and privacy practices, all aimed at improving performance and managing cost pressures.

The local trend aligns with broader national findings. PwC’s April 2026 survey, Executive views on policy, risk, and growth, found that 90% of executives say their company is in a stronger position than two years ago, and 67% say they are ahead of competitors in speed of decision-making and execution. In Nashville, that emphasis on
faster execution is showing up in demand for modernization, cost transformation, and stronger risk and privacy programs. These efforts are often linked to transactions and growth initiatives.

PwC has continued to expand its Nashville practice alongside the city’s growth in healthcare and technology, including continued investment in healthcare and technology-focused teams. Over the last six years, PwC’s Nashville office has more than doubled its headcount—from 200 to 430 (up 115%). This growth is being driven by business pipeline demand, based on ongoing discussions with national practice leaders regarding partner transfers to Nashville. Key industries served locally include Financial Services; Healthcare; Industrial Products; Insurance; Consumer Markets; and Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT).

This growth helped enable PwC’s 2025 move to Nashville Yards into a new office approximately triple the size of its previous space. The expanded Nashville Yards office is designed to support PwC’s continued growth in the market, providing added capacity for teams serving clients across deals, consulting, tax, and assurance, and creating more space to collaborate with clients and community partners.

The new Nashville partners include:

  • Joe Ponder, Advisory, Data Risk and Privacy: Helps organizations strengthen data protection, governance, and privacy as they modernize platforms and scale.
  • Wade Weaver, Assurance, Private: Supports private-company reporting readiness through growth and transactions.
  • Kristen Witt, Tax, Private: Advises on tax structuring to support growth, investment, and deal activity.
  • Ian S. Ellis, Advisory, Enterprise Cost Structure and VR: Helps organizations improve cost structure and performance through operating model change.
  • Mike Latkovic, Advisory, SAP Core Enterprise Resource planning: Leads Enterprise Resource planning modernization to streamline finance and operations.
  • Benjamin W. Witt, Advisory, Accelerated Solutions: Helps clients deliver transformation priorities faster.

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