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Bill Chorba

Chief Financial Officer
NineSigma, Inc.
Cleveland, OH

 

Bill Chorba’s colleagues can hear him coming a mile away. Of course, that could be because he rides his Harley to the office most summer days. “My hands may have some grease stains on them from working on my bike, but my colleagues really pay more attention to the fact that I’m a CPA who can help with sound business and financial guidance,” he says.

As the CFO of NineSigma, Inc., the world’s leading service provider for open innovation, Bill relies on his CPA background each and every day. ”Finance is only one component of a role in business. While it may sound counterintuitive, having my CPA has allowed me to broaden into other areas, including business law, human resources and IT,” he says.

Bill chose to become an accountant to learn the language of business. “Being a CPA makes you more versatile, valuable and desirable across all industries than just about any other profession,” he says. “It gives you a foundation you can apply to any field.”

Of course, it doesn’t teach you how to stroke a V-twin engine. But that’s what the weekends are for.

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