Mr. Brian Monbouquette, CPA serves as Managing Director at The Fahrenheit Group. Mr. Monbouquette is an In Charge of Tax Services for Cherry Bekaert LLP Richmond practice. His focus is on developing tax minimization strategies and providing financial planning advice to middle-market business organizations and their owners. Mr. Monbouquette has more than 30 years of experience providing tax services and financial consulting to a diverse range of clients, including businesses active in manufacturing, technology, distribution, professional services, retail and venture capital. He has assisted growth oriented companies with mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and joint ventures, international operations, multistate taxation, special tax credit and incentive programs, and private equity financing. He has been a Partner with leading regional public accounting firms in New England and the Southeast, providing business and tax advice to middle market and emerging growth clients. Prior to joining CB&H, Mr. Monbouquette was a Partner with Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP. He was a Co-Founder and Treasurer of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals. He advised clients involved in software, internet services, health IT, life sciences, medical devices, venture capital and private equity, manufacturing and various services on subjects including M&A, international expansion, multistate taxation, family ownership transition, executive compensation and various tax minimization opportunities. He works with middle market and emerging growth companies as an interim or fractional Chief Financial Officer, and as a Financial Consultant applying his extensive experience in tax, capital raising, M&A and partnering. He started his career in the Boston and Providence offices at Price Waterhouse for twenty-three years where he was the Partner-in-Charge of the Providence Office tax practice from 1989 to 1996, and had similar responsibilities for the Technology tax practice of the Boston Office from 1986 to 1989. He serves as a Director of The Fahrenheit Group LLC. He served as a Director of Association Of Strategic Alliance Professionals Inc. Mr. Monbouquette graduated cum laude from Yale University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, and received his Master of Science degree in Accounting from the Northeastern Graduate School of Professional Accounting.