Awards and Recognition: • Twice recognized as Accounting Today’s Top 100 Influential Accounting Professionals • AICPA Certificate of Appreciation - Strategic Planning Committee • Alumni Professional Achievement Award – Utah State University • Outstanding Discussion Leader Award – Indiana Society of CPAs • Outstanding Discussion Leader Award – Utah Association of CPAs • Three-time recipient of the AICPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award Professional Service: • 1995 Chairman of the AICPA’s Technology Conference • Three-year Member - AICPA’s Strategic Planning Committee • Four-year Member - AICPA’s Information Technology Executive Committee • Five-year Member - AICPA’s Microcomputer Conference Committee • Two-term Chairperson of the Consulting Services Committee • Two-term Chairperson - CPE Committee for the Utah Association of CPAs • Life-Loyal Sigma Chi Val Steed graduated from Utah State University where he received both his Bachelors of Science (BS) in Accounting and his Masters of Accounting (MA). After college, Val worked for Deloitte Haskins and Sells of Salt Lake City, Utah, and then with Hansen, Steed, Bradshaw & Malmrose P.C. of Salt Lake City. Val was with Hansen, Steed, Bradshaw & Malmrose P.C. for twelve years and was a shareholder for six years before leaving to start K2 Enterprises. In June 2019, Val joined Zoho Corporation as the Director Accountants. He has twelve years’ experience in public practice and has been involved with the accounting technology industry since 1985.