Mark O. Dietrich, CPA, ABV -- Biographical Sketch

Mark holds a Masters of Science Degree in Taxation from Bentley College, a Masters in Business Administration (Accounting) with high honors, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting), summa cum laude, Beta Gamma Sigma, both from Boston University. He is a member of the AICPA and its Management Consulting Section, and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). He is licensed as a CPA in Massachusetts and holds the ABV (Accredited in Business Valuation) designation from the AICPA. Mark is a past Chair of the MSCPA's Federal Taxation Committee and of the MSCPA Physician and Health Care Committee, and past member of the AICPA's ABV Credential Committee. He is currently a member of the AICPA's Health Care Expert Panel for 2007-2008 and on the Editorial Board of CPA Expert.

Mark is a prolific writer and has authored numerous articles and course materials on tax matters, valuation, managed care and capitation, including such topics as personal and enterprise goodwill, noncompete agreements, partnership taxation, compensation of shareholders of professional service organizations, fair market and strategic value, regulatory issues and capitated contract negotiation for publication in national journals such as Healthcare Financial Management,Business Valuation Review, CPA Expert, Valuation Strategies and The Tax Adviser, as well as the definitive article on medical practice valuation in the November 2005 The Journal of Accountancy. He has developed several continuing education courses, including: "How to Win at Medicare Managed Care," "The Practicing CPA’s Medical Practice Valuation Course," "How to Develop a Healthcare Consulting Practice" and "Basic Business Valuation." Mark co-authored Practitioners Publishing Company’s recently released Guide to Health Care Consulting. His latest work, The 2001/2002 Medical Practice Valuation Guidebook - Including Comprehensive Financial Analysis and the Influence of Managed Care, was peer reviewed by the country’s top valuation experts. Mark is also a contributing author to Dr. Shannon Pratt's book, Lawyers' Business Valuation Handbook and to Aspen Publishing’s Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses, A Guide for the Matrimonial Practitioner. In addition to his healthcare industry expertise, Mark is considered an expert in the area of personal and enterprise goodwill and noncompete agreements.