About Us

We’ve been serving our valued clients for more than 100 years. Learn more about our business philosophy.

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Industries

We serve a range of industries, including biotech, construction, manufacturing, social impact organizations, technology, venture capital, foundations, and education, to name a few.

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Services

We provide tax, assurance, and business advisory services for businesses, individuals, non-profits, and start-ups.

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News & Events

Hood & Strong regularly hosts and participates in seminars, lectures, roundtables and other accounting- and sector-related events throughout the year.

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Areas of Expertise

Manufacturing & Distribution

In order for you to maintain a competitive edge, you must proactively manage global competition, rising costs, asset management and liquidity.

Private Equity

Hood & Strong has been providing services to the private equity community for more than 10 years.

Technology

The Bay Area is home to many of the world’s most innovative and fastest growing technology companies.

Biotech/Life Sciences

Unlike other traditional industries, most biotech/life sciences companies face unique challenges as a result of industry-specific technological and regulatory factors.

Education

Hood & Strong understands the challenges that educational institutions face. We serve a variety of clients including Pre-K-12 to universities.

Real Estate and Construction

Our legacy of serving the construction and real estate industries dates back to the earliest days of the firm.

Foundations

At Hood & Strong, we serve a wide range of significant grant-making organizations including community foundations and private foundations.

Search Funds

Hood & Strong has been providing services to the private equity community for more than 10 years.

Arts and Culture

We have experienced partners and managers who specialize in understanding the unique needs of arts and cultural organizations.

A CENTURY STRONG: SINCE 1917

Hood & Strong has provided high-quality financial and consulting services to individuals, families, businesses and exempt organizations for more than a century. With offices in San Francisco, San Jose, San Mateo and Petaluma, Hood & Strong has grown to meet the comprehensive financial needs of a diverse range of clients throughout the West, offering a complete complement of tax, accounting, assurance and business consulting services.

Art Gallery

At our firm, art is close to the heart. The Hood & Strong collection spans the firm’s history and showcases both well-known and emerging painters, photographers, folk artists and sculptors.

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Screen Shot 2020-02-07 at 10.30.02 AM Guatemalan Weaving, c. 1950
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The Art of Accounting

People think accounting is black and white, but at Hood & Strong we see a full spectrum of color in our work. From the nuances of understanding and serving the particular circumstances and needs of our clients to the high-touch approach we bring, the human side of our business truly is the art of accounting.

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