About The Instructor
Price is the managing director of A-lign, a national provider of regulatory and compliance services. Price, who joined the FICPA in 1998, is serving his tenth term on the Board of Governors. He was the 2012-2013 FICPA Chair and has held chair and vice chair positions on several committees and has served on a number of sections and task forces. Nationally, Price is an elected member of the AICPA Council, representing Florida for a three-year term.He was a member of the inaugural class of the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Top 30 business leaders under age 30; the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Top 40 business leaders under age 40; and CPA Technology Advisor's 40 Under 40 influential CPAs in information technology. He has performed more than 950 SAS 70/SSAE 16 audits and is widely recognized as the most experienced SAS 70/SSAE 16 auditor in the world.
Price began his career with the Tampa office of Arthur Andersen LLP (Arthur Andersen), where he quickly became a firm-wide resource regarding SAS 70 audits. His SAS 70 clients at Arthur Andersen included telecommunications, financial-services and data-center companies. In May 2002, Price left Arthur Andersen to form SAS 70 Solutions Inc., the first CPA firm to focus solely on performing SAS 70 audits. He served as president of the firm from 2002 to 2009. In 2009, Price joined A-lign to broaden his services by providing cost-effective compliance solutions to companies across the globe.
Price has served several terms on the Hillsborough County and West Central Florida Board for Junior Achievement. Price attended Florida State University where he received a bachelor's degree in Accounting and a Master's degree in Taxation. In addition to his CPA, Price holds several additional nationally recognized certifications. He lives in Tampa with his wife and two children, Brooks and Adriana.