Jim Brown
Jim heads our Management Advisory Services Group.
He specializes in business valuation along with management and financial
consulting, including executive mentoring, profitability improvement
techniques, strategic corporate planning and family wealth transfer
strategies. Jim has been awarded the designation Accredited Senior
Appraiser (ASA) in Business Valuation after meeting the rigorous
requirements of The American Society of Appraisers. He has also
been awarded the designation CERTIFIED FINANCIAL
PLANNER® after meeting the rigorous requirement
of The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.
Please click here [Business
Valuation] for a complete description of business valuation
services.
Experience/ Education:
Prior to joining our firm, Jim was Regional Vice President
at Union Bank and Bank of the West, heading corporate banking and
has over 35 years experience analyzing the strengths and weaknesses
of privately held companies. He has performed complete appraisals
and/or served as a valuation consultant in appraising stock in privately
held companies, complex capital structures requiring allocation
of value between multiple classes of preferred and common stock
and intangible assets such as patents, trademarks and in-process
research and development.
Jim holds an MBA from the University of California,
Berkeley and a BA in Business Administration with an emphasis in
Finance from San Francisco State University. He has completed additional
study in investment management, income tax, employee benefits, retirement
planning, and estate planning and taxation. Jim has met the rigorous
requirements of The American Society of Appraisers through successful
completion of examinations in all four academic areas (BV201-Basic
Valuation Techniques, BV202-The Income Approach, BV203-Case Problems
and BV204-Selected Advanced Topics), in Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice (USPAP), and in Ethics; submission of two written
appraisal reports to the International Board of Examiners for quality
peer review; and acceptance of five-years full-time professional
experience.
Professional Affiliations:
Senior Member - American Society of Appraisers, Business
Valuation Discipline
Past President - American Society of Appraisers, San
Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Member - International Board of Governors, American
Society of Appraisers
President - The Valuation Roundtable of San Francisco
Member - Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council
Associate Member - California Society of Certified
Public Accountants
Phone: 408-985-5150
Email: brown@perisho.com

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