Lexy Kessler, CPA, CGMA, is the chair of the National Pipeline Advisory Group, a group of accounting stakeholders formed to help shape strategy to address the profession's talent shortage.

Kessler is mid-Atlantic leader for the firm Aprio and a member of the board of directors of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. She is a former chair of the Maryland Association of CPAs.

In this episode, Kessler discusses why leading the group appealed to her, more about the group’s responsibilities, and why she’s excited to learn from the group’s other members.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

·         What the advisory group is and the approach it is taking to key responsibilities.

·         Some of the ways the talent shortage in the profession has affected business.

·         Why organizations, including CPA firms, must be open to looking inward for solutions to the profession’s pipeline problem.

·         How the National Pipeline Advisory Group’s universally desired end result puts it in a strong position to aid the cause.