Schellman

Schellman (pronounced: Shell-mun) is an information technology and cybersecurity compliance company headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Schellman was founded in 2002 by Chris Schellman and Scott Price. The pair started SAS 70 Solutions after they broke away from the firm Arthur Andersen before the company dissolved. SAS 70 Solutions would change names to Schellman & Company in 2016.^[1]

History

SAS 70 Solutions originally specialized in Statement on Auditing Standards 70 audits and expanded to include SSAE 16, and ISAE 3402 assessment services. ^[1]

Scott Price served as President of SAS 70 Solutions and Chris Schellman served as Vice President.^[2]

Scott Price left SAS 70 Solutions in 2009 and started his own firm A-LIGN, a competing IT and cybersecurity compliance firm. Scott is the founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Partner at A-Lign. ^[3]

In February 2018, founder Chris Schellman was named an Accomplished Alumni from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and presented with this award at a ceremony in Tampa. ^[4]

SAS 70 Solutions changed names to Brightline CPAs & Associates, Inc. in 2011 and again changed names in 2016 to Schellman & Company, Inc.^[5]

In September 2021, Lightyear Capital acquired assets to form a new venture for the delivery of IT and cybersecurity compliance services through an alternative practice structure called Schellman Compliance, LLC. ^[6]

Along with the announcement of Lightyear Capital, it was announced that founder Chris Schellman would retire six years earlier than expected in 2021. Company President Avani Desai was promoted to replace Chris Schellman as Chief Executive Officer. ^[7]

Services

Schellman provides information technology and cybersecurity audits and assessments, including System and Organization Controls (SOC) examinations, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications, FedRAMP assessments, Payment Card Industry (PCI) assessments, HITRUST assessments, cloud security assessments, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), and penetration testing. ^[6] Federal Compliance: In 2012, Brightline became the first CPA firm to be a third-party assessment organization for FedRAMP. Since then, 40 companies have received FedRAMP 3PAO designation, including members of the Big 4 Accounting Firms – Deloitte & Touche, LLP and KPMG, LLP. ^[8]

Federal Compliance: In 2012, Brightline became the first CPA firm to be a third-party assessment organization for FedRAMP. Since then, around 40 companies have received FedRAMP 3PAO designation, including members of the Big 4 Accounting Firms – Deloitte & Touche, LLP and KPMG, LLP. ^[9]

ISO Certifications: In 2015, Brightline became accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for ISO/IEC 27001 certification services. ^[10]

HITRUST Assessments: In June 2015, Brightline was designated as a Common Security Framework (CSF) Assessor by HITRUST Alliance. ^[11]

Overseas Services:

In June 2019, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation certified Schellman as a Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) Accountability Agent. At the time Schellman was only the second such agent in the United States.^[12]

In August 2021, the EU Cloud CoC General Assembly elected Schellman to be a supporting member of the EU Cloud Code of Conduct.^[13]

CMMC: In October 2021, Schellman became an authorized CMMC Third Party Assessment Organization.^[14]

Digital Trust and Digital Identity:

In January 2022, Schellman acquired Scott S. Perry CPA, PLLC, located in Bellevue, Washington. Scott Perry’s firm focused on WebTrust for Certification Authorities and specialized in digital certificate authority audits.^[15]
With the Scott Perry Firm acquisition, Schellman became a steering committee member for the Trust Over IP Foundation (ToIP) in March 2022.^[16]
In June 2022, Schellman became an accredited identity credential assessor for the Kantara Initiative.^[17]
In January 2023, the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) announced that Schellman was accepted into the DIACC’s Voila Verified Program, a certification program that determines digital identity service compliance with the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF).^[18]

Locations

Schellman is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and the company has office locations in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Washington D.C., Illinois, and Puerto Rico. The location in Columbus, OH includes an emerging talent program for recent college graduates interested in pursuing a career in IT compliance/audit. ^[19]

Awards and Recognition

Ranked #12 on the Firsthand Vault Accounting 25 for 2022. Rankings are calculated based on surveys by employees at various companies, providing feedback on quality-of-life topics.^[20]

Ranked #1 on the Firsthand Vault Diversity rankings for 2022 - Overall Diversity^[21], Diversity for Women^[22], LGBTQ+ Diversity^[23], and Racial & Ethnic Diversity^[24].

In March 2022, employees ranked Schellman a Certified Great Place to Work with a 97% rating.^[25]

Schellman was ranked #65 on Accounting Today Top 100 Firms list 2021^[26] and ranked #55 in the 2022 rankings.^[27]

In January 2023, Glassdoor ranked Schellman #8 on their best places to work list.^[28]

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^ ^a ^b "Tampa Bay Times".
^ "CPA Practice Advisor".
^ "A-Lign - Scott Price".
^ "University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Alumni".
^ "Yahoo News".
^ ^a ^b "S&P Global".
^ "Accounting Today".
^ "FedRAMP Marketplace".
^ "FedRAMP Marketplace".
^ "Pymnts". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); no-break space character in |url= at position 90 (help)
^ "Yahoo! Market Wired".
^ "IAPP".
^ "EU Cloud COC".
^ "Inside Defense".
^ "Seattle Business Journal - SeattleINNO".
^ "Trust Over IP Foundation".
^ "Kantara Initiative".
^ "DIACC - Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada".
^ "Columbus Business Journal - Columbus Business First".
^ "First Hand - Vault".
^ "First Hand - Vault - Diversity".
^ "First Hand - Vault - Diversity for Women".
^ "First Hand - Vault - LGBTQ+ Diversity".
^ "First Hand - Vault - Racial & Ethnic Diversity".
^ "Great Place to Work".
^ "Accounting Today - 2021 Top 100 Firms".
^ "Accounting Today - Top 100 Firms - 2022" (PDF).
^ "Glassdoor - Awards".

[:0-1] "Tampa Bay Times".

[2] "CPA Practice Advisor".

[3] "A-Lign - Scott Price".

[4] "University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Alumni".

[5] "Yahoo News".

[:1-6] "S&P Global".

[7] "Accounting Today".

[8] "FedRAMP Marketplace".

[9] "FedRAMP Marketplace".

[10] "Pymnts". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); no-break space character in |url= at position 90 (help)

[11] "Yahoo! Market Wired".

[12] "IAPP".

[13] "EU Cloud COC".

[14] "Inside Defense".

[15] "Seattle Business Journal - SeattleINNO".

[16] "Trust Over IP Foundation".

[17] "Kantara Initiative".

[18] "DIACC - Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada".

[19] "Columbus Business Journal - Columbus Business First".

[20] "First Hand - Vault".

[21] "First Hand - Vault - Diversity".

[22] "First Hand - Vault - Diversity for Women".

[23] "First Hand - Vault - LGBTQ+ Diversity".

[24] "First Hand - Vault - Racial & Ethnic Diversity".

[25] "Great Place to Work".

[26] "Accounting Today - 2021 Top 100 Firms".

[27] "Accounting Today - Top 100 Firms - 2022" (PDF).

[28] "Glassdoor - Awards".

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