Founder Profile
George Touche
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is George Touche?
George Touche is a founder of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, which was founded in 1845 with William Welch Deloitte and Nobuzo Tohmatsu.
- Company founded
- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
- Founded
- 1845
- Co-founders
- William Welch Deloitte and Nobuzo Tohmatsu
Background
George Touche trained as an accountant in Edinburgh before moving to London, where he built an accounting and investment-trust practice and later expanded to New York.
Founding Story
Sir George Alexander Touche was a prominent 19th-century British accountant and a foundational founding figure behind the modern Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu global network. Educated in Edinburgh, Touche moved to London and established his own accounting practice, George A. Touche & Co., in 1899. He successfully expanded his firm internationally, forming a critical partnership in New York that laid the groundwork for the modern Touche Ross network. A highly influential figure in both finance and politics, he also served as a Conservative Member of Parliament and was knighted for his services. In 1989, his legacy firm officially merged with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, creating the massive modern Deloitte empire.
George Touche was born in 1861. Education: Stewart's Melville College.