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Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr. (Sam) has served as CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited since 2002. Previously, he led the PricewaterhouseCoopers US firm as Chairman and Senior Partner, and was a member of the Global Leadership Team.
Sam joined PricewaterhouseCoopers' U.S. firm in 1973 and became a partner in 1979. He was elected to the U.S. Firm Council in 1986, and headed the Birmingham, Alabama and Chicago offices before being named Midwest Regional Managing Partner in 1992. Two years later he became the Regional Managing Partner of the New York Metro Region, with a dual role as Client Service Vice-Chairman. In 1998, Sam was named the Americas Leader for Tax and Legal Services, and in 2000 he was elected Chairman and Senior Partner of the US firm.
Sam currently serves as a Trustee of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation, as Chairman of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, and as an Executive Committee member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. He is also the Chairman of IBLAC (International Business Leaders Advisory Council to the Mayor of Shanghai) and has served as a Trustee for the Financial Accounting Foundation. In addition, Sam is a member of the Executive Committee and the immediate past Chairman, Board of Trustees of The Conference Board, Inc.
Very active in civic affairs, Sam is the past Global Chairman of Junior Achievement Worldwide, and serves as a member of the Executive Council of the Inner City Scholarship Fund and the Board of Directors of the New York City Ballet. He is also Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, as well as past President of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York City.
Sam received a dual degree in Accounting/Economics from the University of Alabama, and an MS in Tax Accounting from the University of Houston. He has been honored as Accountant of the Year by the Beta Alpha Psi Society, and is a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the INROADS Leadership Award.
In 2002, Sam co-authored Building Public Trust: The Future of Corporate Reporting.