[2][3] RSM's member firms are independent accounting and advisory businesses, each of which practices in its own right and is unified as part of the network.
The network is not a separate legal entity of any description in any jurisdiction and does not provide services.
RSM International was founded in 1964 as a small network called DRM (Dunwoody, Robson Rhodes, and McGladrey & Pullen).
Historically, RSM was derived from the initials of three of the original founding member firms of the organization: Founding member Robson Rhodes was acquired by Grant Thornton and absorbed within its network, while Salustro Reydel merged with KPMG.
[6] In January 2006, Jean Stephens became the first female chief executive officer of an international accounting network in the Top 10.