Jeffrey Sorensen
Director
PwC
Wilmette, IL USA
“Listen and learn all the time.”
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
MBA - Take my accounting background and realize there was so much more to consider in the business world.
After several years focusing on external audit work, I found myself 'stuck' in the type of work I was on and made a jump into 'non-audit' work by taking on less desirable location to try something new
After years of balancing type of work, I felt 'stuck' again so I decided to do a secondment in our London office for 2 years.
After returning from UK, I took on new roles internally to focus on learning about emerging technology and how we could use them.
Embracing a technology focus, I re-branded myself as someone who is forward-thinking and an innovation leader.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Penn High School
Penn High School
Career
Director
I help our clients and team use technology to solve how best to mitigate risks using controls.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Technology
Design
Learning / Being Challenged
Day to Day
I spend my days working with my different teams on client work and internal projects that span across several different offerings we provide, including external audit, internal audit outsourcing, and emerging technology.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
Start talking to people in the industry (like me) so you can understand what we do and how you can tailor your courses / interviews to what we do.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Friends:
"Accounting and auditing is so boring. No one wants to talk to auditors or consultants. "
