Susanne is the leader of the Northern California Private Tax practice of Ernst & Young LLP. She has over 25 years of experience providing tax advisory and compliance services to high-net-worth individuals, their families and charitable organizations, as well as entrepreneurs and their companies. Her practice includes advising executives, entrepreneurs, family offices and trustees with respect to individual, closely held business and fiduciary income tax matters and wealth preservation strategies.
The industries Susanne’s clients represent include asset management (venture capital, private equity, hedge funds), high-tech, and retail and consumer products. She has a considerable amount of multi-jurisdictional tax experience as her clients and their companies live and operate in a variety of states around the country and abroad. Susanne has supported clients undergoing global high wealth exams of their personal taxes and overall structures by the IRS and state residency examinations.
Susanne received a BS in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a certified public accountant licensed in California and a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Susanne is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and a past member of the AICPA’s Individual Income Taxation Technical Resource Panel. She has received the AICPA's designation of Personal Financial Specialist.