Name: Joel Ackerman, CPA, MST Title: Tax Principal Company: Grassi & Co., CPAs Location: Lake Success, N.Y. Birthplace and year: Smithtown, N.Y., 1970 Family: Married: wife, Leslie; 2 children: Joseph, 9 and Laura, 13 College: BS, Accounting, Syracuse University, masters in Tax (C.W. Post) First job outside of real estate: CPA First job in real estate or allied field: Tax principal with specialty in Real Estate Hobbies: Golf, racquetball, Yankee games Favorite book: "Billy Joel, the Biography" Favorite movie: "The Phantom of the Opera" Key to success: Taking a holistic look at a client's business and providing business insights that most CPAs would miss If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Broadway show owner