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David DiStefano
David is responsible for establishing the strategic plan and direction of Richardson, ensuring its successful execution, and positioning Richardson as one of the premier sales training and consulting organizations. David has been instrumental in developing the business model for Richardson and in raising a significant amount of equity capital to enable the Company to execute its business plan. He also provides senior level guidance to Richardson's clients regarding all contractual, implementation, and billing matters pertaining to Richardson's products and services. In 2007, David was recognized by Training Industry, Inc. as one of the Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals.
David joined Richardson in 1993 from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he was a Senior Manager for over nine years in the financial service practice. At PwC, David was responsible for the overall engagement and service management for his clients. At PwC, David assisted and guided a number of clients in their efforts to aggressively expand their business, through merger and acquisition, Initial Public Offering, and other strategic transactions.
David is a Certified Public Accountant and continues to be involved in the activities of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. He has written and conducted many continuing education programs for accounting professionals and has lectured at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on accounting for entrepreneurial businesses. David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Drexel University.
