Graduate, Western Michigan University; executive programmes, Columbia University and Penn State University. 1974, joined PwC US firm's Detroit office; 1985, became Partner; from 1992, leadership positions within the US firm, including: National Director, Strategic Planning; Audit and Business Advisory Services Leader; Managing Partner. Former Chairman and Senior Partner, PwC's US firm. Since 2009, Chairman, PwC International, the coordinating and governance entity of the PwC network. Leads many of PwC's corporate responsibility efforts. PwC's representative to the UN Global Compact. Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; New York State Society of CPAs; Business Roundtable.