January 25, 2010 -
Financial Digest
Name: Mark DeStefanis
Title: President
Company: Construction Cost Recovery
Location: 55 West Red Oak Ln., White Plains, NY 10604
Birthplace: White Plains, N.Y.
Family: Wife, Valerie; children Emily and Nico
College: University of Northern Colorado-BS Business Accounting; NYU-Masters in Real Estate Investment
First job in finance or allied field: Assistant controller for an insurance brokerage firm
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Over the last year compiled information on standards for the cost segregation industry. It will be published later this year under the American Society for Cost Segregation Professionals. In the future I would hope buyers and sellers have a meeting of the minds. I'd like to see alot more liquidity.
Hobbies: Golf, tennis, skiing
Favorite book: "Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Favorite movie: "Quantum of Solace"
Key to success: Hard work; look to broaden your knowledge base; do lots of technical reading
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Ski Instructor