Name: Anthony Tempesta, CPA
Title: Partner
Company: Marks Paneth & Shron LLP
Location: Tarrytown, N.Y.
Birthplace: Astoria (Queens), N.Y.
Family: Wife (of 23 years), Debra Ann; our 2 daughters: Christina (age 20, attending Villanova University); Tara (age 14, sophomore in high school)
College: St. John's University
First job outside of real estate: Building management in NYC during my college summers
First job in real estate or allied field: Touche Ross & Company
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Marks Paneth & Shron LLP (MP&S) is a large, regional professional services firm with nearly 475 people, of whom approximately 60 are partners and principals. We offer a wide range of accounting, auditing, tax, consulting, restructuring, bankruptcy and advisory services, as well as litigation and corporate financial advisory services to domestic and international clients in selected industries. Our plans for the future are to continue to be the firm of choices in all our primary markets and to maintain and strengthen our client-focused, innovative approach to delivery services. We recognize that our success depends entirely upon how well we serve our clients, and nothing takes precedent over our commitment to meet each client's continuing need for effective, insightful, responsive and professional service. This will remain our commitment going forward.
Hobbies: Biking, sports fan and memorabilia collector
Favorite book: "Summer of '49" (Halberstam)
Favorite movie: "Sound of Music"
Persons you admire most (outside of family): Legendary sports athletes (Ruth, Mantle, Namath, Ali, etc) and our founding fathers
Keys to success: Listening, staying organized, and being a team player
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Architect, but I really always wanted to be a baseball player!
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