Golden Gate University bestowed Honorary Ph.D upon 2020 Group Chairman/CEO

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 29, 2015 / Christian (Chris) Frederiksen, Bay Area CPA, business advisor, author and highly regarded international lecturer received an honorary Ph.D. from his alma mater, Golden Gate University, at the commencement exercises in San Francisco on Friday, May 1, 2015.

Chris graduated from Golden Gate University in 1966 when the school was located in the YMCA building on Golden Gate Avenue. In his acceptance speech, he related how the beginning accounting classes were small and taught on the ground floor immediately below the weight-lifting room. “The regular sound of dropped barbells kept all the students awake,” stated Frederiksen.

After graduating from Golden Gate University, he won the John F. Forbes medal for the highest CPA exam score in California. Always grateful to his alma mater, he joined the adjunct faculty. He later joined Touche Ross and Co. in 1969 and by 1973 became one of the youngest partners in the firm. Leaving Touche Ross, he founded several Bay Area firms including his current firm Frederiksen-Crawford CPA, Inc.

Chris lectures and conducts seminars around the world with the 2020 Group USA, the world’s largest membership organization for smaller CPA firms which he co-founded in 2000. The 2020 Group now has offices on five continents.

Other professional accomplishments and honors are his being named as one of the 100 most important people in the Accounting profession by Accounting Today and being inducted into the Accountant’s Hall of Fame. He has written several business books including his latest 57 Ways to Grow Your Business.

Being passionate about education and particularly Golden Gate University, Chris states, “I arrived in America as an immigrant from England with little money and barely a high school diploma. Thanks to Golden Gate University, I was able to work and go to school. I have achieved everything I could have ever wanted. I have truly lived the American Dream.”

If you are interested in more information about Chris Frederiksen visit: http://2020groupusa.com or email Heidi Wilson at heidi@2020groupusa.com or call (800) 788-0190.

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About the 2020 Group USA:

2020 Group USA is a membership group for accountants. We provide professional education, management consulting services and resources to accountants.

SOURCE: 2020 Group USA

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