Scott M. Brenner, MBA, CPA, CFE, is a Partner at Marks Paneth LLP, where he provides attest, accounting, and advisory services to both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. To this role, he brings more than 30 years of experience in the manufacturing, government, and nonprofit industries. He also advises privately held business owners on tax planning strategies and the use of pensions as tax-savings tools.
Prior to joining Marks Paneth, Mr. Brenner was the Managing Partner of Dylewsky, Goldberg & Brenner, LLC – a Connecticut-based, full-service accounting, tax, and advisory firm that combined with Marks Paneth in 2017.
Mr. Brenner has taught at the collegiate level for nearly 25 years. As an adjunct instructor at Fairfield University, where he recently won a university-wide “Adjunct of the Year” award, he has developed and taught several courses covering topics ranging from computerized accounting systems, business software applications, nonprofit and governmental accounting, and financial accounting. He has led courses for Fortune 500 companies and national trade conferences and has spearheaded a project to teach college students financial literacy. In addition, Mr. Brenner is a member of an international committee dedicated to helping reshape the way Jesuit universities teach business courses throughout the world, a joint effort of the IAJBS (International Association of Jesuit Business Schools), IAJU (International Association of Jesuit Universities) and CJBE (Colleagues in Jesuit Business Education).
Mr. Brenner was awarded the Committee Chairperson of the Year by the Connecticut State Society of CPAs. He served on his synagogue’s Board of Trustees as President, Treasurer, and Board Member-at-large. In addition, he served on his children’s overnight summer camp as Treasurer.
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