A veteran of the finance industry, Dan Bessey directs the business planning, forecasting and budgeting for SureWest as well as supporting strategic projects, overseeing both internal and external financial reporting, and ensuring Sarbanes Oxley compliance.

After joining SureWest in 1995 as the financial reporting administrator, Bessey was promoted to director of corporate accounting prior to undertaking his most recent role as controller in 2003. Bessey began his career at Ernst and Young in 1991 as an auditor, serving clients in the telecommunications, aerospace and biotechnology industries. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy (magna cum laude) from California State University, Sacramento and is a certified public accountant (CPA). He serves as the chief financial officer on the board of the SureWest Foundation.