Derrick grew up in New Jersey and moved down to South Florida to attend Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Derrick graduated from FAU with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a minor in Finance, as well as a Masters of Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the state of Florida and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA).

Prior to joining LerroSarbey, Derrick was an Assurance Manager with the US Trust Solutions audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, based out of Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he served a variety of large public multinational clients, including Fortune 500 companies, as well as privately held entities across various industries.

At LerroSarbey, Derrick is a Managing Director in the firm’s assurance practice, supervising many of the firm’s largest engagements, including financial statement audits, outsourced internal audit projects and other advisory services. Derrick has extensive experience servicing a variety of clients from small private entities to large publicly traded companies. He has vast knowledge of auditing under US GAAS and accounting under US GAAP and IFRS.