Our values
“Provide outstanding client service, treat employees well, and do your work honestly and ethically.”
– Ira B. McGladrey
Early days of the I.B. McGladrey Company
These enduring values have served as the foundation of RSM for 100 years—since its founding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1926 to the $5 billion multinational organization it is today.
For RSM, maintaining its role as the first choice for the middle market means staying true to these values and the behaviors that make authentic, trusting relationships—with its clients and the people who serve them—flourish.
“Throughout 100 years, the core values on which Ira B. McGladrey founded our firm have endured. RSM has navigated four industrial revolutions, the Great Depression, globalization, multiple recessions and a worldwide pandemic with our values and our commitment to clients, people, ethics and quality at the forefront.”
– Brian Becker, Managing Partner & CEO
These long-standing values have been reinforced and refined by the managing partners who followed Ira B. McGladrey during the firm’s first hundred years. Today these core principles are shared globally and are fondly referred to as RITES:
Together we give—stewardship at RSM
Respect and uncompromising integrity
Impactful innovation
Teamwork: Succeeding together
Excellence in all we do
Stewardship: Acting responsibly
