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Udanda Clark Highlight
Understand that it is okay to have a dream, but then choose to pursue something that you could have never imagined doing...be open to going beyond your dreams.
About Udanda
- I grew up in a small town in South Carolina, where a majority of the African-American residents that I was surrounded by were either doctors, educators, or lawyers.
- Due to the environment I grew up in, I thought that I wanted to be a doctor and focused my schooling around that.
- Attended the University of North Carolina (UNC), where I earned my bachelor’s degree in biology—during my junior year in college, I began to doubt if medicine was the right path for me.
- After graduating, I continued on at UNC to receive my master’s degree in accounting through a program specially designed for non-accounting undergraduates.
- I still had the goal of becoming a doctor and wanted to combine my CPA understanding with running the business of a medical practice, but I ultimately decided not to pursue that dream.
- After receiving my graduate degree, I got a job working as a senior manager at Ernst & Young (EY).
- I’ve had the opportunity to work in many different EY offices around the world, including in Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, and London.
- I am now a partner at EY, where I work mainly in the financial technology sector, helping startups grow their businesses.