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Edward Mendlowitz, CPA, is a partner at Withum. He has frequently been named to Accounting Today's list of the Top 100 Influential People, and is the author or co-author of 30 books, including “How to Review Tax Returns” and “Managing Your Tax Season.” He also writes a twice-a-week blog addressing issues that clients have at www.partners-network.com along with the Pay-Less-Tax Man blog for Bottom Line. He is an adjunct professor in the MBA program at Fairleigh Dickinson University, teaching end user applications of financial statements. Art of Accounting is a continuing series where he shares autobiographical experiences with tips that he hopes can be adopted by his colleagues. He welcomes practice management questions and can be reached at (732) 743-4582 or emendlowitz@withum.com.

Ben Richmond is a chartered accountant and managing director, North America, at Xero. He started his career in a large regional accounting practice before joining New Zealand's largest telecommunications company working on SEC compliance and investor reporting, while also serving a two-year term on the board of one of New Zealand's largest charitable foundations.

Markus Infanger is the senior vice president of RippleX.

Phil Buffington is a partner at Balch & Bingham LLP, advising banks and fintechs on regulatory strategy, corporate governance, compliance and risk.

Paul Davis is the founder of Bank Slate, a financial strategy and research firm. He previously led community bank coverage at American Banker.

Paul Peterson is managing partner and CEO at Wiss.

Brian Feeley is Senior Vice President of Marketing for Corporate Synergies and provides messaging on the firm's ability to deliver unique services focused on group employee benefits and P&C insurance. He leads a skilled in-house marketing and communications team focused on client education and industry thought leadership.