Ascend
David Fulcher's work experience includes serving as the Chief Financial Officer at Ascend since January 2023. Prior to that, they were a CFO-in-Residence at Alpine Investors for a brief period in 2023. From 2021 to 2023, they served as a Board Member at MedPro Healthcare Staffing. David also held a role as a Board Member at Virginia Tile Company from 2018 to 2023. Before that, they worked as a Vice President at Harren Equity Partners from 2014 to 2023. From 2012 to 2014, they worked as an Analyst at Barclays Investment Bank. Additionally, they had internships and roles as a Corporate Development Analyst at CC Industries, Inc. and a Summer Analyst at Barclays Investment Bank in 2012 and 2011 respectively. In 2010, they were the President of the Financial Management Association at The University of Iowa Chapter.
David Fulcher attended The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, where they pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a focus on Finance.
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Ascend
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount today’s industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.