President and CEO [LLM, CPA (Illinois) and CA (Canada)] of consulting firm with over 30 years of experience in the areas of international business and tax consulting. Previously, was a Partner (U.S. International Tax Services) with a Big 4 Firm and, prior to that, managed the international tax functions of two multinational companies headquartered in North America. These companies have holdings in the U.S., the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Specialized in U.S. outbound tax planning with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean and have extensive experience in cross border mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, corporate structuring, financing, initial public offerings and treaties. Authored and co-authored several articles on the tax systems of Latin America and the Caribbean including analyses of the treaty networks.