Dean Barnett

In college, Dean dreamt of being an entrepreneur. However, entrepreneurship proved to be difficult without money, skills, or ideas. As a result, he became an accountant. Little did he know, a career in public accounting would ultimately lead him back to his dream of being an entrepreneur. His journey has been marked by a small period of time at a local Seattle accounting firm, a significant amount of time at PwC, a detour through real estate sales, finance and development, and finally founder of R.D. Barnett PLLC: a growing accounting, tax, and advisory firm.

Early in Dean's career he focused on private companies that ranged in size and complexity; including everything from large family owned companies to newly funded technology start-ups. This provided Dean with a strong foundation for understanding the tax implications of young and mature operating companies. Prior to leaving PwC, Dean managed the tax compliance and consulting for a $6 billion open ended global fund. Clients relied on him to provide specialized compliance and consulting solutions around a sophisticated capital stack, complex investments, and special allocations. Today, Dean is combining those experiences to offer a unique skill set of services to like-minded entrepreneurs.