Michael graduated from Fordham University with a BS in Accounting. He joined the firm of Ernst & Young as a staff accountant in their New York office. He worked there for nine years, spending time in the New York, Hackensack and Stamford offices. He served companies ranging in size from Fortune 500 to small, development stage companies. He joined the firm in October 1995 and has specialized in small business consulting and taxation, auto dealerships and individual taxation. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has served on the Board of Directors of the New York City chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants, the Fordham University College of Business Alumni Association and the Heathcote-Wiltshire Corporation. Michael and his wife live in Somers, NY.