Richard Salute has more than 45 years of audit, accounting, and tax experience. As an authority on SEC matters, Mr. Salute has been the key accounting and finance professional in numerous initial public offerings and has represented clients that trade securities on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and other over-the-counter markets.  Prior to joining the global accounting firm CohnReznick, Mr. Salute spent 29 years managing complex audits for public and private companies as head of the Enterprise Group of Arthur Andersen Accounting. During his tenure, he was responsible for providing clients with strategic planning services as well as consulting on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and process evaluation. Mr. Salute’s clients included large multinational companies and entrepreneurial start ups. In addition to his client responsibilities, he started three businesses for that firm: the Enterprise Group (New York Metropolitan area), the Technology Practice (New York office) and the Bankruptcy and Corporate Recovery Practice (nationwide). Mr. Salute earned a B.A. from Adelphi University cum laude.