Anoop Mehta's guest appearances

Anoop Mehta

Where Accountants Go - The Accounting Careers Podcast

Future-Proof

Kimberly Ellison-Taylor

Robin Thieme

Lee Frederiksen

Greg Kyte

Byron Patrick

Ron Baker

Joey Havens

Kelly Richmond Pope

Hitendra Patil

Crystal Cooke

Jessica McClain

Twyla Verhelst

Amy Vetter

Jody Padar

John Garrett

OwlTail

Anoop Mehta, long time CPA, MACPA member, and just the second Marylander to chair the AICPA, is one of the sharpest, smartest people I know. He is a proponent of greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the accounting and finance world. As an Indian-American who immigrated to the United States with his parents at just 12 years old, Anoop followed a path to a more diverse, inclusive profession. Not only has he followed this path, but he is helping to pave it as we speak. Listen to hear his unique, inspiring, story and the ways in which he's helping make progress in the area of DEI. Resources:The Path - The Anoop Mehta Story - MACPAMaryland’s Anoop Mehta named AICPA chairAnoop Mehta, LinkedIn Profile

Anoop Mehta, long time CPA, MACPA member, and just the second Marylander to chair the AICPA, is one of the sharpest, smartest people I know. He is a proponent of greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the accounting and finance world. As an Indian-American who immigrated to the United States with his parents at just 12 years old, Anoop followed a path to a more diverse, inclusive profession. Not only has he followed this path, but he is helping to pave it as we speak. Listen to hear his unique, inspiring, story and the ways in which he's helping make progress in the area of DEI. Resources:<a href="https://youtu.be/dU1vGjjb-_I" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Path - The Anoop Mehta Story - MACPA</a><a href="https://www.macpa.org/marylands-anoop-mehta-named-aicpa-chair/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Maryland’s Anoop Mehta named AICPA chair</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anoop-n-mehta-cpa-cgma-2741ab1b/?trk=public_profile_recommendations" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Anoop Mehta, LinkedIn Profile</a>

178. Anoop Mehta: A blueprint for growth

Diversity and inclusion is important. If we want to future-proof our careers, our organizations, our profession, it has to include diversity, equality, and inclusion.Anoop Mehta is president of Science Systems and Applications in Lanham, Maryland. It’s a leading provider of scientific research and development, engineering, and information analytics services in the Earth and space science disciplines. He is also a former chair of the Maryland Association of CPAs’ Board of Directors, and a current member of the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants, and a council member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He’s also an immigrant, an Indian-American, and he has a unique take on this country and this profession, and what the future holds.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.Resources:linkedin.com/in/anoop-mehta-2741ab1bRead: “How Businesses Can Recruit and Develop More Young People of Color”Future-Proof is a production of Crate Media

Diversity and inclusion is important. If we want to future-proof our careers, our organizations, our profession, it has to include diversity, equality, and inclusion.Anoop Mehta is president of Science Systems and Applications in Lanham, Maryland. It’s a leading provider of scientific research and development, engineering, and information analytics services in the Earth and space science disciplines. He is also a former chair of the Maryland Association of CPAs’ Board of Directors, and a current member of the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants, and a council member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He’s also an immigrant, an Indian-American, and he has a unique take on this country and this profession, and what the future holds.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit <a href="https://blionline.org/blog" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">blionline.org/blog</a>.Resources:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anoop-mehta-2741ab1b/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">linkedin.com/in/anoop-mehta-2741ab1b</a></li><li>Read: <a href="https://hbr.org/2020/10/how-businesses-can-recruit-and-develop-more-young-people-of-color" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">“How Businesses Can Recruit and Develop More Young People of Color”</a></li></ul>Future-Proof is a production of <a href="http://crate.media" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Crate Media</a>

118. DEI in accounting 'still a challenge' | with Anoop Mehta

Anoop Mehta, CPA and President of Science Systems and Applications Incorporated, joined us for this episode of Life In Accounting, the Where Accountants Go podcast.Thank you Mr. Miller…As with many of our guests, Anoop became interested in accounting at an early age.  He had many influencers, including his father, but one influencer made a greater impact than you may imagine.  For many accountants, the interest in accounting starts in a high school class.  Anoop’s story is similar, except that he had an extremely dedicated high school accounting instructor.  His teacher, Mr. Miller, not only provided the basic bookkeeping class that many high schools make available, he also allowed students to sign up for a second year of accounting under an independent study program where they could learn about accounting in even more depth.  It was through Mr. Miller’s efforts that Anoop was able to delve deeper into accounting at a much earlier age than normal.Moving up to PresidentThis early start in accounting coupled with the influence of his father, also an accountant, solidified his interest in the field.  While completing his education, Anoop took a part-time intern position with one of his father’s clients as their 2nd overall employee.  It was a small business that was just moving out of the owner’s basement into their first office.  By the time he graduated, the company had grown to 20 employees and Anoop was running the office.  Fast forward to today, and through many years of hard work and good fortune the company has grown to over 1000 employees, and Anoop has served as their President since 2015.  The job that started as a part-time internship for a fledgling organization has grown into what many would consider to be the opportunity of a lifetime.The importance of getting involvedOne of the themes throughout this episode was personal growth.  When Anoop joined SSAI, he was employee number two, and they now have over 1000 employees.  The skills that it takes to grow with an organization at that pace, and to eventually lead it as well, are not all learned in college.  Outside supplemental growth opportunities are necessary in order to keep your interpersonal skills up to par.  For Anoop, many of those external growth opportunities came from being involved with professional organizations such as the CPA Society.  He’s also been active on other non-profit boards, but he definitely attributes some of his growth to his involvement at the Maryland Association of CPAs.  Giving back to the profession by serving in the association is important to him, and it has benefited him personally as well.Other episodes on similar topics that you may enjoy would include:  Paula Gold-Williams and Byron Patrick.For more information on the publication mentioned in this episode, click here.To listen in on this interview with Anoop Mehta, please use the player below:

Anoop Mehta, CPA and President of Science Systems and Applications Incorporated, joined us for this episode of Life In Accounting, the Where Accountants Go podcast. Thank you Mr. Miller… As with many of our guests, Anoop became interested in accounting at an early age.  He had many influencers, including his father, but one influencer made a greater impact than you may imagine.  For many accountants, the interest in accounting starts in a high school class.  Anoop’s story is similar, except that he had an extremely dedicated high school accounting instructor.  His teacher, Mr. Miller, not only provided the basic bookkeeping class that many high schools make available, he also allowed students to sign up for a second year of accounting under an independent study program where they could learn about accounting in even more depth.  It was through Mr. Miller’s efforts that Anoop was able to delve deeper into accounting at a much earlier age than normal. Moving up to President This early start in accounting coupled with the influence of his father, also an accountant, solidified his interest in the field.  While completing his education, Anoop took a part-time intern position with one of his father’s clients as their 2nd overall employee.  It was a small business that was just moving out of the owner’s basement into their first office.  By the time he graduated, the company had grown to 20 employees and Anoop was running the office.  Fast forward to today, and through many years of hard work and good fortune the company has grown to over 1000 employees, and Anoop has served as their President since 2015.  The job that started as a part-time internship for a fledgling organization has grown into what many would consider to be the opportunity of a lifetime. The importance of getting involved One of the themes throughout this episode was personal growth.  When Anoop joined SSAI, he was employee number two, and they now have over 1000 employees.  The skills that it takes to grow with an organization at that pace, and to eventually lead it as well, are not all learned in college.  Outside supplemental growth opportunities are necessary in order to keep your interpersonal skills up to par.  For Anoop, many of those external growth opportunities came from being involved with professional organizations such as the CPA Society.  He’s also been active on other non-profit boards, but he definitely attributes some of his growth to his involvement at the Maryland Association of CPAs.  Giving back to the profession by serving in the association is important to him, and it has benefited him personally as well. Other episodes on similar topics that you may enjoy would include:  Paula Gold-Williams and Byron Patrick. For more information on the publication mentioned in this episode, click here. To listen in on this interview with Anoop Mehta, please use the player below: