Ric Opal

Ric Opal is the firm's AI Enablement Leader, a role created by BDO's CEO to lead the firm's AI transformation. Ric sits at the intersection of technology, security, and people, coordinating AI enablement and tool deployment across every practice and all 14,000+ of the firm's team members.

Ric also serves as Global BDO Digital Leader, overseeing BDO Digital's global business. He is the architect of that stream, which he built into a $600M+ global initiative. Earlier in his BDO tenure, Ric served as U.S. National Leader for Cyber and IT Solutions and initiated several of the firm's most durable service offerings. Over the course of his career, Ric has advised hundreds of C-suite leaders on innovation and business performance across education, nonprofit, healthcare, life sciences, financial services, and manufacturing.

Ric is a frequent voice in the press and a regular participant in executive roundtables and steering committees on digital and AI strategy.