Brent has over twenty-five years of experience advising affluent individuals, their families, and related business enterprises. He is a frequent speaker on financial planning, investment portfolio structuring, and taxation issues. Most recently, Brent has participated as a guest speaker for the TSCPA Texas State Tax Institute held annually in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio on investment advisory, portfolio design, asset allocation, financial planning, and current tax planning related topics. He has also served as an instructor for national tax training courses for two international accounting firms. Brent is co-founder and partner of DBP. Prior to forming the Firm with Richard Bennett in 1987, Brent was with Price Waterhouse Coopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand) in Austin and KPMG Peat Marwick in El Paso, Texas. Brent holds a Masters of Science in Taxation degree from Texas Tech University. Brent is a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants(CPA), the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, the International Board of Certified Financial Planners, and is a past Secretary/Treasurer of the 450 member Rotary Club of Austin. He is a former Board Member of Good Shepherd Episcopal School and is currently a member of the Professional Advisory Council at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School.