The Washington Post: New at the Top - Carl Adams

An Accountant who Yearned to do More Finds his Calling as a CFO

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/11/AR2010041102700.html

April 16, 2010

Coming out of school, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my accounting degree, but I decided to join a public accounting firm.  It was such an interesting place to start my business career because, working on 20 companies in a year, I got exposed to a broad spectrum of businesses.  I observed that the really great leaders I worked for had a lot of focus, held people accountable and were very disciplined. I made certain to apply those lessons throughout my career...Read the complete artcle in the Washington Post.