Education and licensing:

>New York State CPA (1978); MBA (1977) from the Wharton Graduate School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. 

Professional experience:

>Thirty-eight years of "Big 4" professional audit and advisory experience serving public and private clients. University professor specializing in SEC Practice, Business Ethics and Enterprise Risk Management.

>Served public and private investment advisers, mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, physical commodity traders and distributors, commodity pools, investment partnerships, trust companies and broker-dealers.

>Significant board/goverance experience derived from serving public companies and their audit committees and my own board experience as board member, treasurer, president and chair of boards of directors and trustees.

>Qualified as a "financial expert" under Sarbanes-Oxley and related SEC regulations.

>Broad and deep SEC and PCAOB experience, including public offerings (e.g., IPOs), periodic filings, and Sarbanes-Oxley considerations.

>Significant litigation support and dispute resolution experience.

>Member of the firm’s professional practice network and East Region deputy professional practice director.

>Deep understanding of the governance process and responsibilities; Significant board presence and experience.

>Served as Chief Marketing Officer for Deloitte's Northeast Investment Management practice.

>Significant experience in other industries such as media, manufacturing, distribution and not-for-profit.

I bring experience, on-demand expertise and objectivity to any assignment or project.

Throughout my 40-year professional career I have subscribed to the philosophy of the great Peter Drucker. He believed that his "... greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions." What that means is that I will listen to you and your issues, in order to define the best process and methodology to address your issues and concerns.