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“Identify what you want to do in your career. Then you can focus and build a relationship with the individuals who will help shape your career and achieve your goals. At BKD, our new coaching program enables firm leaders to truly make a difference in a new employee’s career. Leaders are able to focus on individual employee career goals and the means of achieving those goals.”
— Chris Doolittle

Meet Our People

Chris Doolittle
Chris Doolittle (top right) is close with his family:  brother Tim (clockwise from left), wife Heidi, father Patrick, sister-in-law Heather, niece Bailey and mom Linda.
Level: Manager
Office: Little Rock
School: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, B.S. in accounting, 2001 and University of Arkansas, Little Rock, MBA, 2002
Area: Tax
Hobbies: Golf, basketball, house remodeling and youth ministry
Family: Wife Heidi and son Noah

Challenging Work

Chris says he enjoys understanding a client’s needs and assisting them with a solution. “There are times their needs can be very technical in nature, such as understanding how a new tax law will affect the use of their business aircraft, and there are times their needs are driven by soft factors such as family.”

Rewarding Opportunities

BKD’s opportunities matched up with what Chris desired from public accounting. He wanted to be part of a team that helped clients understand and, when possible, get the most from the tax law. “I chose BKD because of the opportunity to advance and the opportunity to work on more difficult material earlier in my career.”

And a Life

Chris and Heidi spend lots of time with friends and family. To make time in his busy life, Chris schedules family events on his work calendar. This will become more critical as Heidi and Chris are expecting their first child this spring. “By scheduling this time, it is a constant reminder for me to keep balance in my life so I have the time I want to be with my wife, family and friends.”