Email: dwu@wuhoover.com
Experience:
Dennis Wu is co-founder of WuHoover & Co. LLP. He began his career in public accounting as an auditor and ultimately held various managing partner positions at Deloitte & Touche LLP until he retired in 2004 after 37 years with the firm.
Accounting/Financial:
Among the many managing partner positions he held at Deloitte, Dennis served as Partner-in-Charge of the firm's Enterprise Group in Northern California, which includes its banking, savings and loans, securities brokerage, insurance real estate, healthcare, and not-for-profit clients.
China/Asia:
Dennis was also leader of Deloitte's transpacific work as:
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Southeast Asia desk partner interacting with Deloitte's offices in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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Greater China desk partner which became Chinese Services Group and served U.S. companies seeking to do business in China, and to serve Chinese companies seeking to penetrate the U.S. Market.
Diversity:
Linked to Dennis' Asian heritage and business experience is his expertise in diversity. He led numerous diversity projects while at Deloitte and served as one of five national leaders for the firm's Diversity initiative and also served as regional diversity leader for Northern California, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest.
Affiliations:
City College of San Francisco Foundation
Director and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
California-Asia Business Council
Director
Committee of 100, an organization of leading Chinese Americans
Director and Treasurer for 10 years
National Advisory Board of Ascend
Board member
Recology
Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
UCBH Holdings, Inc. And United Commercial Bank
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2005-2008)
Past Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
San Francisco's Commonwealth Club
First racial minority president
Haas School of Business Alumni Association
First racial minority president
San Francisco – Shanghai Sister City of Committee
Board member (1992-1995)
Chinese America Voter Education Project
active (Board) member
Cow Palace, a legendary venue home to the California Grand Nationals
Board member for over 10 years
San Francisco Ballet
Board member
Stern Grove Festival
Vice-chair for 10 years
Board member for 8 years
California Society of CPAs (San Francisco and statewide chapters)
Past board member
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Past board member
National Association of Asian Americans
Past board member
Berkeley Foundation of the University of California
Past board member
Education:
Master of Business Administration
University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Businesses
