Los Angeles, California, United States
I am a seasoned tax professional with 30 years of experience serving the media and entertainment industry. I specialize in the federal, state and international tax issues of clients engaged in motion picture and television production and distribution and have extensive knowledge of foreign and domestic incentives for film and television production. I have co-authored thought leadership and content related to the media and entertainment industry, including KPMG’s Global Film Financing and Television Programming: A Taxation Guide. Additionally, I’ve served as a moderator at the American Film Market’s Finance Conference. Specialties: federal and state tax issues of clients in the media, entertainment and technology industries, especially those engaged in motion picture and television production and distribution.
As a Partner in KPMG’s Los Angeles, California office and the Tax Sector Leader for Media & Telecom, I lead integrated teams of KPMG tax professionals providing tax advisory and compliance services to clients in the media, entertainment, and technology industries. KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”). Thoughts expressed here are my own.
Serve on the board of the Oak Park Education Foundation, a non-profit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status dedicated to providing the Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) with additional private funding to supplement increasingly limited public funding. By working with dedicated parents and generous business partners in Southern California, we raise money to support educational programs that would not otherwise be funded.