David Almonte, CPA, CGMA – 2020 40 Under 40 Honoree

Nationally, David is a member of the AICPA’s CPA Financial Literacy Commission and a past graduate of the AICPA Leadership Academy. David is also a proud Eagle Scout. In early 2017, David co-founded a not-for-profit, FountainHead RI (www.fountainheadri.org), whose mission is to bring together and connect diverse, like-minded individuals from around the world who share a similar passion, vision and ambition for moving local and global communities forward. The Organization has grown to a community of over 1,000 business and community leaders from across the United States. David has been published in numerous media outlets, including: The New York Times, CNBC, CNBC + Acorns, AICPA Journal of Accountancy, Kiplinger, Chase.com, US World and News Report, Yahoo Finance and Financial Management Magazine. David has also received the following professional awards: GoLocal Prov “18 Who Made a Difference in 2018,” CCRI 2018 Outstanding Alumni – Squire Award, 2019 CPA Practice Advisor 40 under 40 and 2020 Rhode Island Inno “Inno On Fire” Award.

What are you doing to make a difference in the profession, your community, the world?

Several years ago I committed to a personal mission and called it “saying yes to anything that scares me.” Ever since that day, I have accomplished so much, both personally and professionally, and it has set me out on a path I otherwise would not have known. As a co-founder of a local not-for-profit, FountainHead RI, we have taken something that previously didn’t exist and created an ecosystem of over 1,000 business and community leaders, from across the country, to create a more inclusive, dynamic and better prepared professional community for years to come.

Favorite books/websites/podcasts/speakers:

Books

• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
• GRIT: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
• That Will Never Work: Netflix by Marc Randolph
• Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott
• 212: The Extra Degree by Sam Parker

Podcasts

• How I Built This with Guy Raz
• Stuff You Should Know

Speakers

• Simon Sinek
• Gary Vaynerchuck
• Brene Brown
• Jocko Willink
• Sir Richard Branson
• Warren Buffet

See all of the 2020 “40 Under 40” honorees.