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Kerri Mast is a principal with extensive experience advising business owners and families of generational wealth at Brown Brothers Harriman.

She helps clients achieve their goals relating to estate planning, philanthropy, business succession, and tax minimization. As a national leader of the Philanthropic Advisory practice, Kerri works to create an environment where families can engage in conversations about wealth, values, legacy and impact.

Michael Hickman is CEO and CFO of Exactera, where he manages the company's financial planning and strategic direction. Before joining Exactera, Hickman was the CFO at the global performance-marketing marketplace Perform[cb], where he championed the company's financial strategy and helped increase organic profitability markedly. Hickman oversaw multiple acquisitions and was instrumental in selling Perform[cb] to Beringer Capital in April 2021. A CPA with more than 25 years of leadership experience at companies including Deloitte, MetLife, Roper Technologies, and Switch and Data, Hickman has navigated acquisitions, dispositions, debt financing, corporate consolidations, financial planning and analysis, valuations, SEC Reporting, technical accounting, and system implementation and project management. He holds a master's degree from the University of Florida. 

Mercer ranked which cities worldwide have the highest quality of life according to factors like safety, national stability, public services, cultural richness and infrastructure.

Bill Armstrong, CPA, is chief innovation officer at Moss Adams, where he's responsible for the incubation, implementation, and overall strategy of new ideas, processes, and services within the firm. He oversees the firm's innovation, transformation, and change management functions, and spearheads major firmwide initiatives across practices and departments. He has practiced in public accounting since 1994. Reach him at bill.armstrong@mossadams.com or (949) 221-4077.

Less than 1% of workers will be cut in this latest headcount reduction at the company.

Evan Zall is president and founder of Longview Strategies, a strategic communications firm focused on the intersection of finance and sustainability.

He and his team have worked with wealth management firms for decades to help them differentiate and communicate about sustainable investing, ESG and their overall practice strengths. Evan is also a board member and the Impact Chair of Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) Boston Chapter.

Workers are eligible if they earned a salary of less than $75,000 last year, and their total cash compensation was less than $85,000.

From dealing with cancer diagnoses to lowering the costs of medications, employers are prioritizing health with benefits and policies.

Donovan J. Ryckis is CEO at Ethos Benefits.

Rick Pearl is a partner at Faegre Drinker.