Mike graduated with both an MBA and Masters Degree in Accounting with honors from Wilkes University in 1977. Since the late-‘70’s Mike has been a California CPA, and since 1985 has been Owner/Managing Partner of San Francisco-based Gilbert & Company. Mike’s firm serves clients in a wide range of areas and industries with accountancy expertise and varied consulting services. He is an expert witness in legal proceedings, provides arbitration/mediation and tax preparation/planning services, and represents clients before regulatory agencies.

Mike’s initial CPA experience was with Haskins & Sells in New York and thereafter in 1979 with Cooper Labs, Inc., and also with Kenneth Leventhal & Company in San Francisco. He served as Foster City JayCees chapter President and Board Chairman and California State JayCVees State Financial Chairman from 1979-1986. He is President and Chairman of the California non-profit International Sports Heroes, Inc., past Board member of Everfresh Corp. and Prime Companies, Inc., a director of White Mountain Properties public entities, and is an Adjunct Professor at the JFK University Graduate School. Mike is a state champion wrestler and an intrepid distance runner.