David Diedrich launched Berkshire CFO in 2016. For years, he's helped leaders of nonprofits identify and implement strategies to improve financial and back-office operations. David has served as an interim CFO, a project consultant, and long-term, fractional CFO. He has worked with over 30 nonprofits and has completed more than 50 engagements.
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As an interim CFO, he ensures continuity and accountability--keeping deliverables on track while bringing a fresh, analytical lens to identify gaps and improve productivity. As a fractional CFO, he provides high level guidance and deep expertise scaled to the budgets of smaller nonprofits.
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David adds value to high-stakes decisions. Decisions that organizations rarely face but that he navigates regularly. Project services range from selecting new accounting software to advising on board governance. Examples of projects include improving the finance function, growing program revenue, upgrading policies and procedures, and advising on service providers for audit, insurance, payroll, HR, IT, software implementations, and outsourced bookkeeping.
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David has worked for The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; the National Immigration Law Center; the CFA Society of New York; the International Budget Partnership; AIGA, the professional association for design; the International Foodservice Distributors Association; Namati, and numerous other nonprofits.
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David Diedrich was the CFO at the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Association of Corporate Counsel, and N Street Village. He consulted for entrepreneurs with the Small Business Administration and was a Peace Corps Volunteer for a microloan institution in Mali.
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David is active in local nonprofits and served as chair of FAR, an association of nonprofit business leaders in greater DC. He has served in several local volunteer capacities and has presented at conferences and workshops for ASAE, GWSCPA, and Association Trends.
Diedrich earned an MBA from Wayne State University and a BBA in Finance from Western Michigan University. He holds the COSO Internal Control Certificate and completed Harvard's executive education program, Performance Measurement for Effective Management in Nonprofits. Originally from Detroit, he now lives in Washington, DC.