Carl Peterson, CPA, CGMA, is vice president of Small Firm Interests at the Association of CPAs, where he serves as the small firm advocate and representative for the profession. Carl meets with small firms to understand their issues, and represents these firms from an advocacy and firm development perspective. He serves as the voice of small firms within the AICPA on standard setting, regulatory, and small business issues, and is responsible for ensuring AICPA initiatives continue to meet the needs of small firms. Carl has been identified as one of the Top 100 Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today, 2014 through 2020.