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title: Derrick Roman
description: Money Hero Derrick Roman, a PwC partner, has volunteered 10,000 hours over 30 years. He's a champion of financial literacy for kids.
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published: '2014-12-09T15:14:09.000Z'
modified: '2014-12-09T15:14:09.000Z'
section: Career Advice
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![Derrick Roman](https://img.money.com/2014/12/141209_her_roman.jpg?w=279)

### Age: 51  
Hometown: Detroit  
Cause: Financial literacy for children

As a 12-year-old in Philadelphia, Roman was so impressed by a CPA's career-day talk at his church that he switched his dream job from athlete to accountant. In 1987, at the accounting firm now known as PwC, he co-founded a mentoring program that tutored high school students via games, lessons and field trips. The PwC partner now leads the Detroit branch of the company's youth financial literacy program; under his watch, local employees' volunteer hours have doubled. Over 30 years, Roman's own charitable work has totaled nearly 10,000 hours.

### Says Roman:

> *My parents made us share a bicycle, but they said we could go to any college we wanted. That's how they prioritized financially."*

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