Our Leadership

Drawing from his 30-years of business experience and management roots from the Big Four, Don Murray founded Resources in June of 1996 with funding from the Venture Board of Deloitte & Touche LLC, where he served as a Partner. After a management buy-out led by Don and two other founders, Resources went public in December 2000. As Executive Chairman and chief executive officer, Don focuses on the Company's strategic vision, employment culture and brand as well as significant business and geographic development, while leading the Company's more than 80 global offices and over 2,900 employees. Don has built a high-caliber management team and Consultant base, primarily made up of Big Four professionals with superior credentials and substantial industry experience. Under his leadership, the Company has cultivated an impressive and diverse client base, including 44 of the Fortune 50 companies, and more than half the Fortune Global 100.

Don serves on the Leadership Board of USC's Marshall School of Business and the Marshall Center for Global Innovation. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (inactive). Additionally, he has developed an innovative internship program with Human Options, a shelter for victims of domestic violence. Sponsored by Resources, the program provides training and internships to women from the shelter. Don also serves on the Board of Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County, a community-based non-profit organization shaped to meet the oral health needs of children and families in Orange County, California.

Don earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Accounting from California State University, Los Angeles and his Master's in Business Taxation from the University of Southern California.

With more than 30 years of professional services, operations and financial management experience, Tony Cherbak has responsibility for Resources' global operations with a significant focus on managing and promoting the Company's growth and profitability. As a member of the Company's senior management group, Tony serves as part of a team that leads the successful implementation of Resources' business model - delivering high-caliber professional work to clients and a corporate culture that gives its professionals rewarding, flexible careers and career customization.

Tony joined Resources in July 2005 from Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he spent the majority of his career as an audit partner in the Orange County, California office. At Deloitte, Tony led the firm's consumer business practice for its Pacific Southwest region, and most recently served as the partner-in-charge of the Orange County audit practice.

Tony graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 1978 with a BS in Accounting.

Since joining Resources in 1999, Kate Duchene has helped build and oversee the firm's infrastructure, processes and talent base, as well as manage and enable the Company's continued growth and profitability. Under her executive leadership, Resources has continued to thrive since going public in December 2000 and has expanded its operations to service an impressive and diverse client base of more than 1,800 companies, including more than half of the Fortune Global 100.  

Previously, Kate practiced law for nine years with O'Melveny & Meyers LLP, a Los Angeles, California law firm specializing in labor and employment matters, most recently as a special counsel. She received her J.D., Cum Laude, from New York University and her B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University. In 2010, Kate was recognized as "Outstanding General Counsel" by the Orange County Business Journal and named to OC METRO magazine's "Hot 25" list of top business professionals in Orange County, California. Kate also serves on the Board of Directors of Human Options, an organization that assists victims of domestic violence, and is involved with Read Across America.

With a background suited for dealing with today's increasingly complex regulatory environment, Nate Franke joined Resources Global Professionals in 2007. As CFO, Nate is responsible for all financial aspects of Resources' operations, including financial reporting and investor relations. He oversees a business that generated $545.5 million in revenue in fiscal 2011, employs more than 2,900 professionals globally and has grown to over 80 practice offices worldwide during the past 15 years.

Nate joined Resources after 22 years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where, for 12 years, he served as an audit partner primarily working with publicly traded companies in the consumer and technology industries.

A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Nate graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. Nate is also a part-time lecturer in financial reporting and analysis at the University of California, Irvine, Merage School of Business.

Jacinta Whelan became Managing Director of the Australian practice of Resources Global Professionals in June 2007 and is responsible for the growth of the Sydney and Melbourne practices.

Jacinta was appointed Managing Director of Resources' Melbourne office in January 2003, shortly after the business was acquired from Deloitte.

Jacinta has a broad range of experience helping clients execute their project initiatives across a wide range of industries for both global organisations and local operations.

A member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Jacinta graduated from Charles Sturt University, Bathurst (Bachelor of Business), before working in London, Hong Kong & New York as an accountant within the financial services industry and for a leading executive search firm.