Background
Defliese, Philip Leroy was born on February 11, 1915 in Queens County, New York, United States. Son of Philip and Frances (Ankenbr) Defliese.
Defliese, Philip Leroy was born on February 11, 1915 in Queens County, New York, United States. Son of Philip and Frances (Ankenbr) Defliese.
Bachelor of Business Administration cum laude, City College of New York, 1938. Master of Science, City College of New York, 1940. Distributed control system (honorary), Villanova University, 1975.
Teacher accounting, Grover Cleveland High School, New York City, 1938-1942;
assistant professor, Adelphi U., 1947-1948;
Adjunct Professor, Pace U., 1950-1956;
with, Coopers & Lybrand, Certified Public Accountants, 1942-1977;
partner, Coopers & Lybrand, Certified Public Accountants, 1956-1977;
managing partner, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Committee, Coopers & Lybrand, Certified Public Accountants, 1968-1976;
national director accounting, auditing and Securities and Exchange Commission services, Coopers & Lybrand, Certified Public Accountants, 1962-1968;
professor, Columbia University, 1977-1986;
professor emeritus, Columbia University, since 1986. Member Government Accounting Studies Board, Nowalk, Connecticut, 1984-1990. Board directors ARAMARK Group, Philadelphia.
Member of New York State Board Certified Public Accountant Examiners, 1964-1969. Chairman New York City Audit Committee, 1979-1984.
Active local council Boy Scouts American, 1927-1954. Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (chairman board 1974-1975, chairman accounting principles board 1971-1973, past chairman auditing procedure committee, gold medal for distinguished service to accounting profession 1972, Public Oversight Board award for distinguished service to auditing profession 1994), New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (past chairman committee accounting procedure), Lake George Club, Boca Royale Golf Club, Beta Gamma Sigma (director's table), Delta Pi Epsilon.
Married Pauline Harnisch, April 28, 1946. Children: Philip Leroy, Robert Wayne, Jeanne Marie.