Accounting’s most influential hope to be remembered for that very influence, within the profession and without.

As part of this year’s Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked,“What do you hope your legacy will be?”

Many members of Accounting Today’s Top 100 People mentioned the businesses they have built or companies they lead in describing the legacy they hope to establish within the profession. Still others took a wider view, describing family, their chance to be role models for underrepresented populations, and the chance to make a lasting impact on other people’s lives. Almost all of the T100 mentioned a skill as part of their lasting impact — whether that be the expertise they’ve carved out in accounting or softer skills like leadership and the ability to inspire.

(To see the full responses of all the candidates for the Top 100, click here.)