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Mr. Ault has over 35 years of public accounting experience. His areas of practice include: automation of use tax determinations, nexus risk minimization, tax base minimization; savings, credit and refund reviews; voluntary disclosures, tax matrices; sales and use tax compliance and process improvement services; tax audit defense, tax protests and penalty waiver requests; managed audits, […]

Ms. Minhas has over 14 years of experience and has worked extensively with the audit functions of our largest insurance clients. Maria is a champion within the insurance practice and supports our clients in their ESG journey. Ms. Minhas is currently working on an attest readiness assessment at one of our largest global insurance client

Mr. Racano has over 20 years of experience leading assurance & advisory services for global clients in the insurance, technology, media & industrial products sectors. Mike has spent the last 9 years in the New York Insurance Practice focused on both property casualty and life/annuity companies, helping these clients through some of their most complex

Mr. Grayzel has over 15 years of experience in the insurance sector. He currently oversees a portfolio that spans all sectors of the insurance industry. Prior to joining Grant Thornton, he spent 12 years in various M&A, strategy and consulting roles in the financial services sector – commercial insurance, banking & capital markets, and alternative

Mr. Wolf has over 25 years of experience in finance and operations. He joined SCOR in 2022 as the CFO for SCOR Reinsurance Company (P&C – NY), adding responsibility for finance in all of the Americas – P&C in 2023. Rob began his insurance career at AXA and later at AXA XL, holding senior positions

Mr. Kaplan is the founder of Skilled Creative and co-founder of Journey, an innovation and design consultancy, headquartered in NYC. Obsessed with technology throughout his entire life, Brandon founded SKILLED with the mission to bend emerging technologies creatively. SKILLED develops best-in-class VOICE experiences for Fortune 500 brands like PepsiCo, HBO, the NBA, Warner Music Group.

Mr. Rose has over 15 years of experience in finance and accounting. He is an accomplished financial executive with a proven track record of strategic leadership and financial stewardship. As the Chief Financial Officer of Hudson Insurance Group, Rory plays a pivotal role in driving financial growth and ensuring the company’s fiscal health. Before joining

Mr. Chuang has over 9 years of experience in the insurance industry, working across various finance operations including financial reporting and FP&A. He currently manages treasury functions in the areas of financial planning, forecasting/budgeting, projections, and risk management. Mr. Chuang earned a BA in accounting from Baruch College. He is also a licensed CPA in

Mr. Serafino has over 30 years of experience in marketing and business development. He currently helps clients realize their operational and financial goals by successfully implementing business analytics solutions. Jon’s focus industries are financial services and nonprofit. In this capacity he helps his clients convert to a data-driven culture, ultimately leading to improved outcomes and

Joseph Abeska has worked with the risk, compliance, and controls group as well as its integrity, investigations, and restructuring group. Prior to joining the firm, Joe worked in a variety of risk management, legal, and compliance roles as an intern while completing his law degree. Currently, his efforts involve both proactive and reactive work in