Castro joins Grassi & Co. as partner

According to Grassi & Co., Robert Castro, CPA, formerly of BDO USA, LLP, has joined the firm as partner. Castro has over 30 years of experience in the profession and specializes in accounting, audit, and business advisory services to the financial services industry. Castro has experience serving broker/dealers in securities, investment advisors, investment partnerships, business development companies (BDCs), leasing and specialty finance companies. He has proven instrumental in assisting clients in their going public phase and has performed engagements in connection with registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Most recently, Castro was managing director of BDO USA financial services group In this capacity, he led a group of over 100 professionals delivering accounting, audit, tax, and business advisory services to the financial services community. He built a world class team of client centric service professionals culminating in their being recognized by Institutional Investors Alpha magazine as the best accounting firm serving the hedge fund industry not once but twice, the largest international accounting firm ever to have achieved such recognition. In addition to Castro's CPA licensure, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), where he is a past member of their Stockbrokerage Committee, and the Securities Industry Association and is currently a member of their Internal Audit and Financial Management Divisions. He graduated from Long Island University with a bachelor of science degree in Accounting and is a former professor in the CUNY system.