Dirk Pantone

Dirk joined the College for Financial Planning in 2001 as Controller and served as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing before becoming President of the College. As a seasoned financial and operational leader, Dirk has an extensive knowledge of all aspects of the College and industry as well as being academically credentialed including the CFP^® certification launched by the College in 1972.

In addition to his CPA and CFP^® certifications, Dirk earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Columbia College (Columbia, MO) and an M.S. in Finance and Accounting from Regis University (Denver, CO).

Prior to joining the College, Dirk had 10 years in operations, finance, and accounting management. Dirk was operations manager for retail stores from 1991 through 1995. In this business development position, he was responsible for the growth and operations of multimillion dollar sales for retail operations in four states. Dirk subsequently became accounting manager for regulatory accounting and budgeting in the broadband industry in 1995 and became finance director for business development before joining the College in 2001.