Background
Ross, Bernard Harris was born on March 30, 1927 in St. Louis. Son of Solomon and Anna (Goodman) Ross.
consultant public accountant company executive
Ross, Bernard Harris was born on March 30, 1927 in St. Louis. Son of Solomon and Anna (Goodman) Ross.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1949. Doctor Health Care Administration (honorary), University Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Staff accountant, Touche, Niven, Bailey & Smart, Chicago, 1949;
staff accountant, Robert Penn & Company, Chicago, 1949-1952;
partner, Curtis & Ross, Carbondale, Illinois, 1952-1962;
general partner, Horwath & Horwath, Carbondale, 1963-1967;
partner, national partner healthcare services, Laventhol & Horwath, Philadelphia, 1967-1977;
partner, national director healthcare services, Touche Ross & Company. New York City, 1977-1985;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Ambion Development Inc., Northbrook, Illinois, 1985-1989;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Fitness Horizons, Inc., Northbrook, since 1989. Board directors, audit committee, compensation committee United States Facilities Corporation.
Board directors, member loan committee Common Goal Capital Group Inc. Board directors St. Catherine's Care Centers, Inc.
Member Illinois County Audit Advisory Board, 1964-1967, vice chairman, 1965-1966. Past member, developer, owner Council & Technology Research Commission, National Association Senior Living Industries. Honorary member board directors Health Financing Commission, Federal American Health Systems.
Member subcommittee on health President's Management Improvement Council. Executive vice president, board directors Request Inc. scholarship loan committee Health Careers Foundation With United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Association Hospital Accountants, National Association Senior Living Industries (health financing committee), Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants, Healthcare Finance Management Association, United States Chamber of Commerce (special committee nation's health needs), Carbondale Chamber of Commerce (president, chairman 1967-1968), B'nai Brith, Lions, Elks, Shriners, Masons, Beta Alpha Psi.
Married Marian Frager, June 15, 1952. Children: Curtis Bennett, Debra Benita.