Myriad articles have been written about accounting's pipeline problem over the past couple of years, but for firms and finance departments, the story can be summarized in one sentence: To address the shortage of accountants, employers must recruit and retain more accounting graduates. It's a simple premise, but a complex problem to solve. The National Pipeline Advisory Group (NPAG), a coalition of about a dozen leaders from public accounting, professional associations, and academia, worked for many months, conducted forums and focus groups, and surveyed nearly 1,600 respondents online to come up with recommendations that would give young people more reasons to pursue a career in the accounting profession. The group released a final report of its findings in July 2024. "How Academia Is Tackling the Accounting Talent Shortage," another article in this issue, addresses several of the challenges NPAG identified. Many of the group's other recommendations are aimed at increasing recruitment and retention of talent after graduation. It's an increasingly urgent mission that tasks individual firms, finance departments, and their leaders.