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Following his graduation from Northern with a BS in accounting, Dave joined Ernst & Young in Chicago as a staff accountant, where he progressed to senior manager on the audit staff, specializing in the insurance industry. In 1980, he transferred to the National office in Cleveland where he served for 5 years as a technical resource on insurance accounting and auditing matters. Dave made partner in 1982 while in Cleveland, and in 1985 transferred to the Northeast, where for the next 8 years he served as an audit partner on numerous insurance industry clients of the firm's Hartford, Stamford and New York City offices. In 1983, he transferred back to the National office in New York where he held a number of technical accounting leadership positions culminating with his appointment to his current position as Ernst & Young's National Director of Accounting Standards in 2001.
In his current role, Dave's responsibilities include providing clients and staff with analyses of current developments on accounting and regulatory matters and developing Ernst & Young's responses to FASB, AICPA, SEC and NAIC initiatives, consulting with clients and staff on unique accounting, reporting and regulatory challenges, and representing Ernst & Young on the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force. He also consults on international accounting issues for Ernst & Young's practices in the Americas, which include North and South America, the Caribbean and Israel, and represents these areas on our firm's International Accounting Policy Committee. This committee develops firm guidance on IAS implementation, responds to IASB exposure drafts, and is ultimately responsible for consultation on high profile issues.
Dave is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a frequent speaker on current and emerging accounting issues.