Dexter Metcalfe
KPMG
Denver, CO USA
"I used the noise as encouragement to become one of the first African Americans to make audit partner in Denver for my firm."
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Dexter's work combines: Business, Numbers, and Working with Others
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Sulligent High School
Bachelor's Degree
Accounting
University of Denver
Graduate Degree
Accounting and Computer Science
University of Denver
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Accountants and Auditors:
Bachelor's Degree: Accounting
Graduate Degree: Accounting and Computer Science
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
In Spring 1994, I graduated high school and started junior college that Fall.
2.
In January 1996, I dropped out of school and my daughter was born that Summer.
3.
In Fall 1997, I started back to school at a four year university.
4.
In 2001, I obtained both my Bachelors and Masters in Accounting and started my career at KPMG.
5.
In 2011, I accepted a rotation in my Firm's national office and moved to New York City.
6.
In 2014, I rotated back to the audit practice in Denver and in 2015, I was appointed to the partnership.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
Public accounting is a good place to start your career, but you should not stay there too long because only a few people make partner and even fewer African Americans make partner.
How I responded:
I used this noise as encouragement to become one of the first African Americans to make audit partner in Denver for my firm. The fact that only few people like me made partner gave me an opportunity to stand out. So I made it a goal very young in my career and ensured that my superiors understood my goals.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
As a first generation college student, I was not able to look for guidance within my family. As such, I identified professors at school and managers / partners in public accounting to help with guidance.