Earlier this year, Oswaldo Diaz, EMBA ’19, applied for the CFO job at O&S LLP, a highly ranked and rapidly growing Certified Public Accounting and consulting firm in Southern California. The role was a natural step for Diaz, who had built his career in accounting. But when Diaz started talking about how his education at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business was preparing him to lead in today’s digitally driven business world, the executive leadership team took special note. The firm ultimately offered him the role of CEO.