Jeffrey Kane
National Managing Partner – Private Client Services
BDO USA LLP
Jeff has over 40 years of experience providing financial and tax advice to high-net-worth individuals and their families as well as executives of public companies. For over 15 years, he was also the outside CFO to a Forbes 200 family as well as advising them on their income and estate tax matters.
During his career, Jeff has also been the tax advisor to businesses from start-ups and PE owned enterprises, to multi-national, multi-billion dollar companies in manufacturing, retail, real estate and other industries.
Prior to joining BDO, Jeff led tax practices and offices in the Mid-West for Arthur Andersen and Grant Thornton, as well as being a partner in the Private Client Service group of RubinBrown in St. Louis. He has served on many civic boards in the cities in which he has lived.
SESSIONS
Deciding Whether or Not to Join the Family Business – Speaker
This is often the key question for the future of a family business. Does the next generation intend to join the business, and if they do, will they stick with it? Or is there another path and passion to pursue?