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He received dual degrees in Accounting and Economics from the University Of Alabama and went on to get his Masters of Science in Tax Accounting from the University Of Houston . He started work with the firm Coopers and Lybrand, one of the two firms along with Price Waterhouse, that merged in 1998 to form PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. DiPiazza joined Coopers in 1973 and was named partner six years later in 1979. Later in his career with Coopers he was chosen to head first the Birmingham, and then the Chicago offices. In 1992 he was appointed managing partner of the Midwest region. In 1994 he moved to a position in the New York office, similar to his previous one, and added client service vice president to his resume. Finally in 2000 he was elected chairman and senior partner of the United States firm, a role he filled until 2002 when he took over the role of chairman and managing partner for the firm as a whole. Outside of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. DiPiazza is serving a three year term as a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation. He also serves on the International Advisory Board of Junior Achievement, the Executive Council of the Inner City Scholarship Fund and is President of Big Brothers/Big Sisters New York . Furthermore, he serves on the Executive Committee of the National Corporate Theater Fund and as a board member with the New York City Ballet . On October 12 2005 , Mr. DiPiazza was appointed to a second four year term as chairman of the PricewaterhouseCoopers global, beginning on January 1 2006 . |
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