Introduction

In this wide-ranging interview, CalCPA member Okorie Ramsey, vice president of Sarbanes/Oxley for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, discusses his role as chair of the AICPA and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, and brings his insights from public accounting, industry and nonprofit accounting, as well as adjunct educator, on trending topics in the accounting profession, including diversity, equity and inclusion, innovation and recruitment and retention.

Additional resources:

• Accounting Career Awareness Program: Designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing careers in accounting and related business areas. http://www.acapsf.org
• Leading With DE&I: Forbes Q&A with Okorie Ramsey about the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in his organization as well as in the finance function more broadly. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffthomson/2021/04/19/leading-with-dei-in-the-finance-function/?sh=10dbe3bb5738