Ascend
Patrick Sherrier is a seasoned recruiting professional currently serving as Manager of APS Recruiting at Ascend since September 2023, where there is a focus on executive and internal talent acquisition. Previously, Patrick held the position of Senior Recruiter at Ascend, specializing in Chief Growth Officer hiring for a network of partner firms. Prior experience includes roles as Executive Recruiting Consultant at Well Labs +, Senior Manager of Executive Recruiting at Cold Start, and Manager of Commercial Executive Recruiting at Wayfair, where oversight of recruiting efforts for multiple commercial and operations organizations involved collaboration with VP and C-suite leaders. Earlier career highlights include serving as Vice President at Raines International and Program Coordinator at Community Impact at Columbia University. Patrick completed a Bachelor of Arts in Modern European History from Columbia University and a Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from Sciences Po.
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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.