John Morse has operated his own CPA firm John P. Morse, CPA, LLC, since 2014, specializing in tax, small business accounting, and campaign compliance. Prior to that, he served in the Colorado State Senate, most recently as the President of the Senate.  After graduating from college, he worked as a CPA for Fox & Company in Colorado Springs, CO, and then for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells in Denver as an audit manager.  So, he has roughly 20 years of CPA experience.   
 
Between the time he left Deloitte and started his own firm he served as a paramedic in Denver, a police officer, detective, and sergeant in Colorado Springs, CO, a police chief in Fountain CO, and the CEO of a nonprofit organization that worked to keep people over age 60 independent, and in their own homes for as long as possible. From there he entered the Colorado State Senate.   
 
Morse received his BSBA with an emphasis in accounting and finance from the University of Colorado. He earned an MBA from Regis University, a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Colorado, a master’s degree in taxation from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, and a PhD in public administration from the University of Colorado.