SAN DIEGO, APRIL 25, 2025—The San Diego Business Journal has named two Aldrich partners, Nick Balaity, CPA, CCIFP®, and Shaivi Vasanadu, CPA, in its Leaders of Influence in Accounting & Finance 2025 list. This annual recognition highlights top financial professionals in the region who are driving growth and delivering measurable value for clients and their organizations.
San Diego Business Journal also recognized Aldrich CPAs + Advisors in its 2025 Accounting List, ranking the firm in the top 15 for San Diego’s accounting firms.
About Nick Balaity
Since joining Aldrich in 2016, Nick Balaity works closely with construction contractors, real estate developers, and related businesses to deliver assurance services tailored to their reporting needs. Nick became a partner for Aldrich CPAs + Advisors in 2021 and leads Aldrich’s construction accounting for Southern California. His knowledge of industry-specific reporting standards and established relationships with sureties, bonding agents, and lenders help clients meet regulatory requirements while positioning their businesses for long-term growth. In 2024, Nick was named a 40 Next Top Business Leaders Under Forty finalist by the San Diego Business Journal.
About Shaivi Vasanadu
Shaivi Vasanadu brings more than 20 years of public accounting experience to her role at Aldrich, where she has been serving clients since 2014. She provides assurance services and business consulting solutions that strengthen operations and improve financial clarity for closely held businesses across various industries. Her deep understanding of construction accounting and industry best practices enables her to offer strategic guidance that helps her clients reach their goals. Shaivi became a partner for Aldrich CPAs + Advisors in 2020 and is a 2024 recipient of the San Diego Business Journal’s Women of Influence in Finance and Accounting Award. An active member of the community, Shaivi currently serves on the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego.
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About Aldrich
For more than 50 years, Aldrich has worked with businesses, their owners, and their employees to help them achieve their professional and personal financial goals. We pair deep industry experience with a full suite of integrated financial, tax, accounting, wealth, corporate retirement, and business transition services to help bring clarity to every phase of our clients’ personal and professional life cycles.
The Aldrich group of companies is composed of Aldrich CPAs + Advisors LLP, one of the top 70 accounting firms in the US; Aldrich Wealth LP, a Registered Investment Advisory firm with over $6.5 billion in assets under advisement; and Aldrich Capital Advisors LP, which provides advisory services for business transactions.
Based in Oregon since our founding in 1973, Aldrich now serves clients across the country from our eight offices throughout the Western US.
Learn more at www.aldrichadvisors.com/about.
